Exodus 19 · Verse 24

Exodus 19:24

And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.
Exodus 19:24, King James Version

Exodus 19:24 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
WEBThe LORD said to him, “Go down! You shall bring Aaron up with you, but don’t let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break out against them.”
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto Jehovah, lest he break forth upon them.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto him, ‘Go, descend, then thou hast come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; and the priests and the people do not break through, to come up unto Jehovah, lest He break forth upon them.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to him, Go, descend, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but the priests and the people shall not break through to go up to Jehovah, lest he break forth on them.
BBEAnd the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to him, Away, go down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: But let not the priests and the people break through, to come up to the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.

What does Exodus 19:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Let not the priests and the people break through - God knew that they were heedless, criminally curious, and stupidly obstinate; and therefore his mercy saw it right to give them line upon line, that they might not transgress to their own destruction. From the very solemn and awful manner in which the Law was introduced, we may behold it as the ministration of terror and death, 2Cor 3:7, appearing rather to exclude men from God than to bring them nigh; and from this we may learn that an approach to God would have been for ever impossible, had not infinite mercy found out the Gospel scheme of salvation. By this, and this alone, we draw nigh to God; for we have an entrance into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, Heb 10:19. "For," says the apostle, "ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire; nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and to the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more, (for they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: and so terrible was the sight that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake): but ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the first-born, which are written in heaven; and to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect; and to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant; and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel;" Heb 12:18-24. Reader, art thou still under the influence and condemning power of that fiery law which proceeded from his right hand? Art thou yet afar off? Remember, thou canst only come nigh by the blood of sprinkling; and till justified by his blood, thou art under the curse. Consider the terrible majesty of God. If thou have his favor thou hast life; if his frown, death. Be instantly reconciled to God, for though thou hast deeply sinned, and he is just, yet he is the justifier of him that believeth in Christ Jesus. Believe on him, receive his salvation, Obey his voice indeed, and Keep his covenant, and Then shalt thou be a king and a priest unto God and the Lamb, and be finally saved with all the power of an endless life. Amen.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 19:16-25

Never was there such a sermon preached, before or since, as this which was preached to the church in the wilderness. It might be supposed that the terrors would have checked presumption and curiosity in the people; but the hard heart of an unawakened sinner can trifle with the most terrible threatenings and judgments. In drawing near to God, we must never forget his holiness and greatness, nor our own meanness and…

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Exodus 19:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֤יו'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לֶךְ\־lekh-goH1980
רֵ֔דRedgo downH3381
וְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taand you will come upH5927
אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH859
וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548
וְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.Suthey break throughH2040
לַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.Lotto come upH5927
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
פֶּן\־pen-lestH6435
יִפְרָץ\־yif.rotz-he should break outH6555
בָּֽם\׃Bamagainst <the> them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 19:24

  • Hebrews 4:16

    Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  • Hebrews 12:18-25

    For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) …

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • John 1:17

    For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

  • Galatians 3:10-11

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

  • Luke 16:16

    The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

  • Luke 13:24

    Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

  • Exodus 24:9

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

  • Hebrews 10:19-22

    Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:7-9

    But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

  • Galatians 3:22

    But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

  • Romans 4:15

    Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

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and thou.
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but let.
12,21; Mt 11:12; Lu 13:24; 16:16; Joh 1:17; Heb 4:16; 10:19-22
Heb 12:18-25,29
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22; Ro 4:15; 2Co 3:7-9; Ga 3:10,11,19,22

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Context

  • Exodus 19:23

    And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

  • Exodus 19:24

    And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.

  • Exodus 19:25

    So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.

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Exodus 19:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová le dijo: Ve, desciende, y subirás tú, y Aarón contigo: mas los sacerdotes y el pueblo no traspasen el término por subir á Jehová, porque no haga en ellos estrago.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel lui dit: Va, descends; puis tu monteras, toi, et Aaron avec toi; mais que les sacrificateurs et le peuple ne rompent point les barrières pour monter vers l’ Éternel, de peur qu’il ne se jette sur eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu ihm: Gehe, steige hinab, und du sollst heraufkommen, du und Aaron mit dir; aber die Priester und das Volk sollen nicht durchbrechen, um zu Jehova hinaufzusteigen, daß er nicht in sie einbreche.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cui ait Dominus: Vade, descende: ascendesque tu, et Aaron tecum: sacerdotes autem et populus ne transeant terminos, nec ascendant ad Dominum, ne forte interficiat illos.