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Exodus 24:2

Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

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ASV

and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

KJV

And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנִגַּ֨שׁve.ni.Gashand he will draw nearH5066 →
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
לְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.Doto only himH905 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְהֵ֖םve.Hemand theyH1992 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִגָּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuthey will draw nearH5066 →
וְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יַעֲל֖וּya.'a.Luthey will come upH5927 →
עִמּֽוֹ׃i.Mowith himH5973 →

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Hebrews 10:21–22and since we have a great priest over the house of God,Exodus 24:13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.Exodus 24:15When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,Exodus 24:18Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.Exodus 24:12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 49:19Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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About Exodus

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