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ToוְאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהhe said,אָמַר“Come upעֲלֵהtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהyouאַתָּהand Aaron,וְאַהֲרֹןNadabנָדָבand Abihu,וַאֲבִיהוּאand seventyוְשִׁבְעִיםof the eldersמִזִּקְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶםfrom a distance.מֵרָחֹק
Exodus 24:1
Study it in the app“To Moses he said, “Come up to YHWH, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and bow down from a distance.”
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Exodus 24:1, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Come upעֲלֵהale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ale” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- Nadabנָדָבnadav
Nadab
Nadab: the name of several Israelites, among them the oldest son of Aaron and a king of Israel.
Where else “nadav” appears- and Abihuאֲבִיהוּאavihu
Abihu
Abihu: the second son of Aaron.
Where else “avihu” appears- and seventyשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears- of the eldersזִּקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶםhishtachavitem
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “hishtachavitem” appears- from a distanceרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Moses alone shall come near to YHWH, but they shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.”