Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Exodus 24:2 in context
Exodus 24:1–5
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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 a distance.
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Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
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Moses came and told the people all the LORD’s words, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words which the LORD has spoken will we do.”
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Moses wrote all the LORD’s words, then rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
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He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to the LORD.
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