Exodus 24:14

“To the elders he said, “Wait for us here until we return to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a matter, let him go to them.””

Exodus 24:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 24:14, word by word

the eldersזְּקֵנִיםzekenim

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekenim” appears
he saidאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
“Waitשְׁבוּshevu

stay

To remain in a place.

Where else “shevu” appears
we returnנָשׁוּבnashuv

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “nashuv” appears
Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and Hurחוּרchur

Hur

Hur, a name borne by several men, among them the man of the tribe of Judah who, with Aaron, held up the hands of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8).

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has a matterבַעַלvaal

one having

Literally "lord of": one marked by something, like the "lord of dreams", a dreamer.

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has a matterדְּבָרִיםdevarim

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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let him goיִגַּשׁyigash

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

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The context

13Moses rose, with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up to the mountain of Elohim.

14 · This verse (above)

15Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

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