Exodus 24:5
in Exodus 24Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
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ASV
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.
KJV
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.
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This verse in Exodus 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Young men of the children of Israel - See Exo 19:22; Exo 28:1; Lev 1:5. Burnt offerings ... peace offerings - The burnt offerings Lev. 1 figured the dedication of the nation to Yahweh, and the peace offerings Lev. 3 their communion with Yahweh and with each other.
This site's exposition
he sent young men of the children of Israel
on Exodus 24:5-6
Young men do the sacrificing because Israel has no priesthood yet, since the order for Aaron and his sons is given at chapter 29 and carried out at Leviticus 8. Burnt offerings and peace offerings are brought, the first given up whole and the second eaten, which is what makes the meal at verse 11 possible. Moses then divides the blood into two equal parts, half into basons and half sprinkled on the altar, so both parties to the covenant are marked with the same blood.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, which yet were designed to be expiatory. We are not concerned to enquire who these young men were that were employed in offering these sacrifices; for Moses was himself the priest, and what they did was purely as his servants, by his order and appointment.
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And he sent young men of the children Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
young men--priests (Ex 19:22), probably the oldest sons of particular families, who acted under the direction of Moses. oxen--Other animals, though not mentioned, were offered in sacrifice (Heb 9:18-20).
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He sent young men - Stout, able, reputable young men, chosen out of the different tribes, for the purpose of killing, flaying, and offering the oxen mentioned here. Burnt-offerings - They generally consisted of sheep and goats, Lev 1:10. These were wholly consumed by fire. Peace-offerings - Bullocks or goats; see Heb 9:19. The blood of these was poured out before the Lord, and then the priests and people might feast on the flesh.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַעֲרֵי֙ | naarei | [the] young men of | H5288 → | 239 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּ | vaiyaalu | and they offered up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| עֹלֹ֑ת | ʾolot | burnt offerings | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּ | vaiyizbechu | and they sacrificed | H2076 → | 134 times |
| זְבָחִ֧ים | zevachim | sacrifices | H2077 → | 162 times |
| שְׁלָמִ֛ים | shelamim | peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| פָּרִֽים׃ | parim | young bulls | H6499 → | 132 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַעֲרֵי֙[the] young men of
naareiH5288 →239 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּand they offered up
vaiyaaluH5927 →890 times
עֹלֹ֑תburnt offerings
ʾolotH5930 →287 times
וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּand they sacrificed
vaiyizbechuH2076 →134 times
זְבָחִ֧יםsacrifices
zevachimH2077 →162 times
שְׁלָמִ֛יםpeace offerings
shelamimH8002 →87 times
לַיהוָ֖הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
פָּרִֽים׃young bulls
parimH6499 →132 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 18:12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:7
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
- Exodus 24:11
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
- Leviticus 7:11–17
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
- Job 42:11
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And…
- Deuteronomy 12:7
Through
Exodus 19:22Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 13:9–11
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
- 1 Corinthians 11:30–32
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
- Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- 1 Chronicles 13:9–11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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.
