|
|
Exodus 24 Parallel Bible Translations
|
LAMSA Lamsa Bible |
ESV English Standard Version |
NIV New International Version |
Add |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AND he said to Moses, Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and you shall worship afar off. | Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. | Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You are to worship at a distance, | |
| 2 | And Moses alone shall come near the LORD; but they shall not draw near; neither shall the people come up with him. | Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” | but Moses alone is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near. And the people may not come up with him.” | |
| 3 | And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, Everything which the LORD has said we will do. | Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do.” | When Moses went and told the people all the LORD’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the LORD has said we will do.” | |
| 4 | And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. | And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. | Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel. | |
| 5 | And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. | And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. | Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings to the LORD. | |
| 6 | And Moses took half of the blood, and put it into basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. | And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. | Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar. | |
| 7 | And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the presence of the people; and they said, All that the LORD has said we will obey and do. | Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” | Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey.” | |
| 8 | And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, This is the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words. | And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.” | Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.” | |
| 9 | Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up; | Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, | Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up | |
| 10 | And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, clear as the color of the sky. | and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. | and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. | |
| 11 | And he did not harm the elders of the children of Israel; and they saw God, and ate and drank. | And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. | But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. | |
| 12 | And the LORD said to Moses, Come up to me to the mountain, and present yourself there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the laws and commandments which I have written; that you may teach them. | The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” | The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” | |
| 13 | And Moses rose up and his minister Joshua; and Moses went up to the mountain of God. | So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. | Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. | |
| 14 | And he said to the elders, You wait here for us until we return to you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a problem, let him come to them. | And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.” | He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.” | |
| 15 | And Moses went up to the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. | Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. | When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, | |
| 16 | And the glory of the LORD rested upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. | The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. | and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. | |
| 17 | And in the sight of all the children of Israel he saw the glory of the LORD like a burning fire on the top of the mountain. | Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. | To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. | |
| 18 | And Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up to the mountain; and Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights. | Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | |
| Read Lamsa Bible Public domain. |
Read English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles. |
Read New International Version Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. |