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But againstוְאֶלthe leadersאֲצִילֵיof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe did not stretch outלֹא שָׁלַחhis hand;יָדוֹthey beheldוַיֶּחֱזוּElohim,אֶת הָאֱלֹהִיםand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank.וַיִּשְׁתּוּ
Exodus 24:11
Study it in the app“But against the leaders of the sons of Israel he did not stretch out his hand; they beheld Elohim, and they ate and drank.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 24:11, word by word
- the leadersאֲצִילֵיatsile
leader
The foremost men, heads of the people.
Where else “atsile” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- he did not stretch outשָׁלַחshalach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “shalach” appears- his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- they beheldיֶּחֱזוּyechezu
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “yechezu” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and they ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears
The context
10and they saw the Elohim of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a work of pavement of sapphire, and like the very heavens for clearness.
11 · This verse (above)
12YHWH said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and be there, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the instruction and the commandment that I have written to teach them.”