Exodus 24:14
in Exodus 24And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.
KJV
And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
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This verse in Exodus 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseTarry ye here for us - Probably Moses did not know that he was to continue so long on the mount, nor is it likely that the elders tarried the whole forty days where they were: they doubtless, after waiting some considerable time, returned to the camp; and their return is supposed to have been the grand cause why the Israelites made the golden calf, as they probably reported that Moses was lost.
This site's exposition
Tarry ye here for us
Moses leaves a working court behind him, which is Jethro's arrangement from chapter 18 running for the first time without him. Aaron and Hur are named together because they are the two who held up his hands at Rephidim while Israel fought Amalek, at 17:12. The last instruction he gives before the cloud takes him is that any man with a matter should bring it to Aaron, and Exodus 32:1 opens with the people bringing Aaron a request of a different kind.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he said unto the elders,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us--There is a circular valley or hollow a good way up on the brow of Jebel Musa, which was their halting place, while he alone was privileged to ascend the highest peak. The people stood below, as in the "outer court," the elders in the "holy place," Moses, as a type of Christ, in "the holy of holies."
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
‘TARRY YE HERE FOR US.’ The meaning of this is that when Moses parted from them with his minister, he commanded them that they should tarry there.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַזְּקֵנִ֤ים | hazekenim | the elders | H2205 → | 178 times |
| אָמַר֙ | ʾamar | he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שְׁבוּ־ | shevu- | remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| לָ֣נוּ | lanu | for <the> us | ||
| בָזֶ֔ה | vazeh | in this [place] | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| עַ֥ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָשׁ֖וּב | nashuv | we will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | vehineh | and here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֤ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְחוּר֙ | vechur | and Hur | H2354 → | 15 times |
| עִמָּכֶ֔ם | ʾimakhem | [are] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| מִי־ | mi- | whoever | H4310 → | 423 times |
| בַ֥עַל | vaal | [is] a master of | H1167 → | 84 times |
| דְּבָרִ֖ים | devarim | matters | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יִגַּ֥שׁ | yigash | he will draw near | H5066 → | 125 times |
| אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
הַזְּקֵנִ֤יםthe elders
hazekenimH2205 →178 times
אָמַר֙he said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
שְׁבוּ־remain
shevu-H3427 →1079 times
לָ֣נוּfor <the> us
lanu
בָזֶ֔הin this [place]
vazehH2088 →1180 times
עַ֥דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
נָשׁ֖וּבwe will return
nashuvH7725 →1056 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֑םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְחוּר֙and Hur
vechurH2354 →15 times
עִמָּכֶ֔ם[are] with you
ʾimakhemH5973 →1050 times
מִי־whoever
mi-H4310 →423 times
בַ֥עַל[is] a master of
vaalH1167 →84 times
דְּבָרִ֖יםmatters
devarimH1697 →1440 times
יִגַּ֥שׁhe will draw near
yigashH5066 →125 times
אֲלֵהֶֽם׃to them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Exodus 17:12When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his…
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
- Philippians 1:19
because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
- Hebrews 12:12
Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
- 2 Corinthians 1:11
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
- Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Isaiah 35:3
Through
Exodus 32:1Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses…
it leads to
- Acts 7:40
They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
- Deuteronomy 9:9
When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.…
- Exodus 24:18
Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
- Acts 7:40
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.