Exodus 24:9

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

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 So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words."

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

10 and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

11 Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they saw God, and they ate and drank.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 24:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "and"