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Exodus 19:24

in Exodus 19

And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehovah said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto Jehovah, lest he break forth upon them.

KJV

And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.

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This verse in Exodus 19

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee

on Exodus 19:24-25

Aaron is named to come up with Moses, which is the first step toward the place he is given in chapters 28 and 29. The chapter closes with Moses going down and speaking to the people, and the next words in the book are God's own at 20:1. Sinai is arranged so that Israel hears the ten commandments with the mountain burning in front of it and a mediator standing between.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And the Lord said unto him, away, get thee down,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

(2.) It is at our peril if we break the bounds that God has set us, and intrude upon that which he has not allowed us; the Bethshemites and Uzzah paid dearly for their presumption. And, even when we are called to approach God, we must remember that he is in heaven and we upon earth, and therefore it behoves us to exercise reverence and godly fear.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Let not the priests and the people break through - God knew that they were heedless, criminally curious, and stupidly obstinate; and therefore his mercy saw it right to give them line upon line, that they might not transgress to their own destruction.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • אֵלָ֤יוto him

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לֶךְ־go

    lekh-H1980 →1546 times

  • רֵ֔דgo down

    redH3381 →381 times

  • וְעָלִ֥יתָand you will come up

    vealitaH5927 →890 times

  • אַתָּ֖הyou

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןand Aaron

    veaharonH175 →347 times

  • עִמָּ֑ךְwith you

    ʾimakhH5973 →1050 times

  • וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםand the priests

    vehakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • וְהָעָ֗םand the people

    vehaamH5971 →1873 times

  • אַל־may not

    ʾal-H408 →724 times

  • יֶֽהֶרְס֛וּthey break through

    yehersuH2040 →43 times

  • לַעֲלֹ֥תto come up

    laalotH5927 →890 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • פֶּן־lest

    pen-H6435 →133 times

  • יִפְרָץ־he should break out

    yifrotz-H6555 →49 times

  • בָּֽם׃against <the> them

    bam

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.5 worksRevelation 4:1After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”5 worksHebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”3 worksHebrews 12:18–25For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;3 worksExodus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.3 worksExodus 32:7Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Galatians 3:22But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.2 worksLuke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.2 worksExodus 19:21–22and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.2 works2 Corinthians 3:7–9Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,2 worksGalatians 3:10–11All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”2 worksExodus 19:12And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.2 worksLuke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.2 worksExodus 24:9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,2 worksRomans 4:15because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.2 worksJohn 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.2 worksMatthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.2 worksHebrews 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Hebrews 4:16

    Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

    it leads to

    • Ephesians 3:12

      In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.

    • Hebrews 7:25

      Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

    • Hebrews 10:19–23

      Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

    • Hebrews 13:6

      So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

    • Philippians 4:6–7

      Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

  • Through

    Hebrews 12:29

    “For our God is a consuming fire.”

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 4:24

      For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

    • Deuteronomy 9:3

      But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate…

  • Through

    Galatians 3:22

    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

    it leads to

    • Romans 11:32

      For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 19 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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