Exodus 24:2

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And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

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Hebrew words

וְנִגַּשׁvenigashand he will draw nearH5066מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872לְבַדּוֹlevadoto only himH905אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְהֵםvehemand theyH1992לֹאlo'notH3808יִגָּשׁוּyigashuthey will draw nearH5066וְהָעָםveha'amand the peopleH5971לֹאlo'notH3808יַעֲלוּya'aluthey will come upH5927עִמּוֹ׃imowith himH5973

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Related verses

Exodus 24:15
And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
Exodus 24:18
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Hebrews 10:21-22
²¹ And having an high priest over the house of God; ²² Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.²¹ and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ²² let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Exodus 24:13
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
Numbers 16:5
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
Jeremiah 49:19
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
Jeremiah 30:21
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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