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Exodus 24:11

But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

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ASV

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.

KJV

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and againstH413 →
אֲצִילֵי֙'a.tzi.Lei[the] nobles ofH678 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
שָׁלַ֖חsha.Lachhe stretched outH7971 →
יָד֑וֹya.Dohand hisH3027 →
וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙vai.ye.che.Zuand they sawH2372 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.Luand they ateH398 →
וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ סvai.yish.Tuand they drankH8354 →

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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.Luke 15:23–24Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.Genesis 31:54Then 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.Psalms 139:5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.Deuteronomy 12:7There, 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.1 Corinthians 10:16–18Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:Exodus 19:21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.1 Chronicles 29:22That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.Numbers 21:18The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,Genesis 32:24–32So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.2 Chronicles 23:20He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,Exodus 24:9–10Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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