Exodus 24 · Verse 5

Exodus 24:5

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.
Exodus 24:5, King James Version

Exodus 24:5 in other translations

BSBThen he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
WEBHe sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to the LORD.
ASVAnd he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.
YLTand he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, and they cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings to Jehovah--calves.
DARBYAnd he sent the youths of the children of Israel, and they offered up burnt-offerings, and sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offering of bullocks to Jehovah.
BBEAnd he sent some of the young men of the children of Israel to make burned offerings and peace-offerings of oxen to the Lord.
WebsterAnd he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen to the LORD.

What does Exodus 24:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. young men--priests (Ex 19:22), probably the oldest sons of particular families, who acted under the direction of Moses. oxen--Other animals, though not mentioned, were offered in sacrifice (He 9:18-20).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 He sent young men - Stout, able, reputable young men, chosen out of the different tribes, for the purpose of killing, flaying, and offering the oxen mentioned here. Burnt-offerings - They generally consisted of sheep and goats, Lev 1:10. These were wholly consumed by fire. Peace-offerings - Bullocks or goats; see Heb 9:19. The blood of these was poured out before the Lord, and then the priests and people might feast on the flesh.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 24:1-8

A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. As soon as God separated to himself a peculiar people, he governed them by a written word, as he has done ever since. God's covenants and commands are so just in themselves, and so much for our good, that the more we think of them, and the more plainly and fully they are…

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Exodus 24:5 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.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.Rei[the] young men ofH5288
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they offered upH5927
עֹלֹ֑ת'o.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּvai.yiz.be.Chuand they sacrificedH2076
זְבָחִ֧יםze.va.ChimsacrificesH2077
שְׁלָמִ֛יםshe.la.Mimpeace offeringsH8002
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
פָּרִֽים\׃pa.Rimyoung bullsH6499

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

Cross references for Exodus 24:5

  • Exodus 18:12

    And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.

  • Leviticus 7:11-21

    And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord. If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. …

  • Exodus 19:22

    And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.

  • Leviticus 1:1-17

    And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. …

  • Leviticus 3:1-17

    And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
young men.
19:22
burnt offerings.
18:12; Le 1:1-17
peace offerings.
Le 3:1-17; 7:11-21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 24:4

    And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Exodus 24:5

    And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.

  • Exodus 24:6

    And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

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Exodus 24:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envió á los mancebos de los hijos de Israel, los cuales ofrecieron holocaustos, y sacrificaron pacíficos á Jehová, becerros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il envoya des jeunes hommes des fils d’Israël qui offrirent des holocaustes, et sacrifièrent des taureaux à l’ Éternel en sacrifices de prospérités.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sandte Jünglinge der Kinder Israel hin, und sie opferten Brandopfer und schlachteten Friedensopfer von Farren dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misitque juvenes de filiis Israël, et obtulerunt holocausta, immolaveruntque victimas pacificas Domino, vitulos.