Exodus 24:9

9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and ¹seventy of the elders of Israel ²went up,

Exodus 24:9 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 24:9

Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu
After the above things were done, the words of the Lord were told the people, and the book of the covenant read unto them, to which they agreed, sacrifices were offered, and the blood of them sprinkled on the altar, and on the people. The Samaritan version adds to these, Eleazar and Ithamar, the two younger sons of Aaron:

and seventy of the elders of Israel,
who were called up to the mountain to the Lord, ( Exodus 24:1 ) .

Exodus 24:9 In-Context

7 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."

8 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."

9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up,

10 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.

11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 11:16
• 2. [ver. 1]