Exodus 24:11

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“But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.”

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BSBPD

“But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 24:11 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
  2. Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
  3. Genesis 31:54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
  4. Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
  5. Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
  6. Exodus 18:12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
  7. Exodus 19:21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
  8. Exodus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
  9. Exodus 24:9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
  10. Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
  11. Numbers 21:18The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
  12. Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
  13. Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
  14. Judges 5:13Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
  15. Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
  16. 1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
  17. 2 Chronicles 23:20He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
  18. Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
  19. Psalms 139:5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
  20. Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
  21. Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
  22. Luke 15:23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
  23. 1 Corinthians 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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