Exodus 24:11 “But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, an…”

Exodus 24:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And vpon the nobles of the children of Israel he laide not his hande: also they sawe God, and did eate and drinke.

Darby Translation

And on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: they saw God, and ate and drank.

Young's Literal Translation

and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink.

Bible in Basic English

And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink.

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Cross references

“nobles”

Exodus 24:1 Numbers 21:18 Judges 5:13 1 Kings 21:8 2 Chronicles 23:20 Nehemiah 2:16

Exodus 24:1 · BSB

Then 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.

Numbers 21:18 · BSB

The 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,

Judges 5:13 · BSB

Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.

1 Kings 21:8 · BSB

Then 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.

2 Chronicles 23:20 · BSB

And he 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 Up…

Nehemiah 2:16 · BSB

The 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.

“laid not”

Exodus 19:21 Exodus 33:20–23 Genesis 32:24–32 Deuteronomy 4:33 Judges 13:22

Exodus 19:21 · BSB

and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

Exodus 33:20–23 · BSB

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

Genesis 32:24–32 · BSB

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Deuteronomy 4:33 · BSB

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

Judges 13:22 · BSB

“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

“they saw”

Genesis 16:13 Exodus 24:10

Genesis 16:13 · BSB

So 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!”

Exodus 24:10 · BSB

and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

“did eat”

Exodus 18:12 Genesis 31:54 Deuteronomy 12:7 Ecclesiastes 9:7 1 Corinthians 10:16–18 Genesis 18:18

Exodus 18:12 · BSB

Then 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.

Genesis 31:54 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 12:7 · BSB

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:7 · BSB

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

1 Corinthians 10:16–18 · BSB

Is 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 18:18 · BSB

Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

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.”

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