Exodus 24 · Verse 14

Exodus 24:14

And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
Exodus 24:14, King James Version

Exodus 24:14 in other translations

BSBAnd he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
WEBHe said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.”
ASVAnd he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.
YLTand unto the elders he hath said, ‘Abide ye for us in this place, until that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron and Hur are with you--he who hath matters doth come nigh unto them.'
DARBYAnd he said to the elders, Wait here for us, until we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matter, let him come before them.
BBEAnd he said to the chiefs, Keep your places here till we come back to you: Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has any cause let him go to them.
WebsterAnd he said to the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again to you: and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man hath any matters to do, let him come to them.

What does Exodus 24:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us--There is a circular valley or hollow a good way up on the brow of Jebel Musa, which was their halting place, while he alone was privileged to ascend the highest peak. The people stood below, as in the "outer court," the elders in the "holy place," Moses, as a type of Christ, in "the holy of holies."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Tarry ye here for us - Probably Moses did not know that he was to continue so long on the mount, nor is it likely that the elders tarried the whole forty days where they were: they doubtless, after waiting some considerable time, returned to the camp; and their return is supposed to have been the grand cause why the Israelites made the golden calf, as they probably reported that Moses was lost. Aaron and Hur are with you - Not knowing how long he might be detained on the mount, and knowing that many cases might occur which would require the interference of the chief magistrate, Moses constituted them regents of the people during the time he should be absent.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18

A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presence there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Even those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked, the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoyed on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall…

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Exodus 24:14 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.

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
הַזְּקֵנִ֤יםha.ze.ke.Nimthe eldersH2205
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saidH559
שְׁבוּ\־she.vu-remainH3427
לָ֣נוּLa.nufor <the> us
בָזֶ֔הva.Zehin this [place]H2088
עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
נָשׁ֖וּבna.Shuvwe will returnH7725
אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand here!H2009
אַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְחוּר֙ve.Churand HurH2354
עִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.Khem[are] with youH5973
מִי\־mi-whoeverH4310
בַ֥עַלVa.'al[is] a master ofH1167
דְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimmattersH1697
יִגַּ֥שׁyi.Gashhe will draw nearH5066
אֲלֵהֶֽם\׃'a.le.Hemto themH413

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

Cross references for Exodus 24:14

  • Exodus 17:12

    But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

  • Exodus 17:10

    So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

  • Genesis 22:5

    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

  • Exodus 18:25-26

    And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

  • 1 Samuel 13:8-13

    And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; …

  • 1 Samuel 10:8

    And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

  • Exodus 32:1

    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tarry ye.
32:1; Ge 22:5; 1Sa 10:8; 13:8-13
Hur.
17:10,12
if any man.
18:25,26

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Context

  • Exodus 24:13

    And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

  • Exodus 24:14

    And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

  • Exodus 24:15

    And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

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Exodus 24:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo á los ancianos: Esperadnos aquí hasta que volvamos á vosotros: y he aquí Aarón y Hur están con vosotros: el que tuviere negocios, lléguese á ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il dit aux anciens: Attendez-nous ici jusqu’à ce que nous revenions à vous; et voici, Aaron et Hur sont avec vous: quiconque aura quelque affaire, qu’il aille à eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu den Ältesten: Wartet hier auf uns, bis wir zu euch zurückkehren; und siehe, Aaron und Hur sind bei euch: wer irgend eine Sache hat, trete vor sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
senioribus ait: Expectate hic donec revertamur ad vos. Habetis Aaron et Hur vobiscum: si quid natum fuerit quæstionis, referetis ad eos.