ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Exodus 24.10

Book: Exodus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"8. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words. 9. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:"

"10. and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness."

"11. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink. 12. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them." (Exodus 24:8-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"8. Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.” 9. Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up."

"10. They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness."

"11. He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank. 12. Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.”" (Exodus 24:8-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"8. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. 9. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:"

"10. And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness."

"11. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 12. And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them." (Exodus 24:8-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"8. And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, 'Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.' 9. And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,"

"10. and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet [is] as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;"

"11. 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. 12. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Come up unto Me to the mount, and be there, and I give to thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the command, which I have written to direct them.'" (Exodus 24:8-12, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Moses (traditional)
  • Audience: Israelite congregation post-Exodus
  • Location: Egypt → Sinai wilderness
  • Time period: events c. 1446-1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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