Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Only Moses is to approach the LORD, but the others are not to approach; the people are not to come up with him."
New American Standard Bible
Moses alone, however, shall come near to the Lord, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
King James Version
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
Holman Bible
Moses alone is to approach the Lord, but the others are not to approach, and the people are not to go up with him.”
A Conservative Version
And Moses alone shall come near to LORD, but they shall not come near, neither shall the people go up with him.
American Standard Version
and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Amplified
Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
Bible in Basic English
And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.
Darby Translation
And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses alone drawing near to Jehovah: and they shall not draw near; and the people shall not go up with him.
King James 2000
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses {alone} will come near to Yahweh, and they will not come near, and the people will not go up with him."
Modern King James verseion
And Moses alone shall come near Jehovah, but they shall not come near. Neither shall the people go up with him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses went himself alone unto the LORD, but they came not nigh, neither came the people up with him.
NET Bible
Moses alone may come near the Lord, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him."
New Heart English Bible
Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near, neither shall the people go up with him."
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses alone shall draw near unto Yahweh, but, they shall not draw near, and, the people, shall not come up with him.
Webster
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
World English Bible
Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near, neither shall the people go up with him."
Youngs Literal Translation
and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.
Themes
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Interlinear
Nagash
Nagash
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Covenant Ceremony
1 The LORD told Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance. 2 Only Moses is to approach the LORD, but the others are not to approach; the people are not to come up with him." 3 Then Moses came and reported all the words of the LORD and all the statutes to the people, and they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has decreed."
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 24:13
So Moses got up, along with Joshua his servant, and went up on the mountain of God.
Exodus 24:15
When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it.
Exodus 24:18
When Moses went up on the mountain, he went into the center of the cloud and was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Exodus 20:21
Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Numbers 16:5
Then he addressed Korah and his entire company, "In the morning, may the LORD reveal who belongs to him and who is holy. May he cause that person to approach him. May he cause to approach him the one whom he has chosen.
Jeremiah 30:21
Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will come from among them. I'll bring him near, and he will approach me, for who would otherwise dare to approach me?' declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:19
Look, like a lion comes up from the thicket of the Jordan to a pasture that grows year round, so I'll drive them away from her in an instant, and I'll appoint whomever is chosen over her. Indeed, who is like me? Who gives me counsel? Who is the shepherd who will stand against me?"
Hebrews 9:24
For the Messiah did not go into a sanctuary made by human hands that is merely a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, to appear now in God's presence on our behalf.
Hebrews 10:21-22
and since we have a great high priest over the household of God,