Exodus 24:11 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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.
English ASV
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
English Amplified
And upon the nobles of the Israelites He laid not His hand [to conceal Himself from them, to rebuke their daring, or to harm them]; but they saw [the manifestation of the presence of] God, and ate and drank. [Exod. 19:21.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And upon the nobles of the Israelites He laid not His hand [to conceal Himself from them, to rebuke their daring, or to harm them]; but they saw [the manifestation of the presence of] God, and ate and drank. [Exod. 19:21.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
God did not harm the Israelite nobles; they saw him, and they ate and drank.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: they saw God, and ate and drank.
English EASY 2024
God did not hurt those Israelite leaders. They saw God. They ate a meal and they drank together.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
All the leaders of Israel saw God, but God did not destroy them. They all ate and drank together.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
God did not harm these leading men of Israel; they saw God, and then they ate and drank together.
English God's Word - GW 1995
God didn't harm these leaders of the Israelites. So they saw God, and then they ate and drank.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
God did not harm the Israelite nobles; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
English KJV 1611
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
English LSB
Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they beheld God, and they ate and drank.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He did not lay His hand upon the nobles of the Israelites. Also they saw God, and they ate and they drank.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they saw God, and they ate and drank.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Yet he did not smite these chosen Israelites. After gazing on God, they could still eat and drink.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
But God didn't raise his hand against those leaders of the people of Israel. They saw God. And they ate and drank.
English NIV
But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
English NKJ 1982
But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank.
English NLT
And though Israel's leaders saw God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they shared a meal together in God's presence!
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
God did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; also they beheld God, and they ate and drank.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Yet, even though the elders saw God, he did not destroy them; and they had a meal together before the Lord.
English Tyndale 1537
and upon the nobles of the children of Israel he set not his hand. And when they had seen God they ate and drank.