King James Version
Exodus 24:1 in the King James Version says “And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; a...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 24:1 · KJV
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.
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Come up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“and worship”
H7812to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
“ye afar off”
H7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
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