Exodus 24:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 24:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 24:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 24:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.””

Exodus 24:2 — World English Bible

Exodus 24:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 24:2 — American Standard Version

Exodus 24:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.”

Exodus 24:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 24:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.”

Exodus 24:2 — Darby Translation

Exodus 24:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Moses himselfe alone shall come neere to the Lord, but they shall not come neere, neither shall the people goe vp with him.”

Exodus 24:2 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 24:2 in Context — Exodus 24

1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

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

3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.

4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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What Does Exodus 24:2 Mean?

Exodus 24:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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