Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
- KJV And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
- BSB Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,
- NASB Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the sons of Israel;
- NLT Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called all the elders of Israel together.
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Quick answer
Moses and Aaron gather the elders of Israel. The mission begins among God's own people before facing Pharaoh.
Overview
The brothers assemble Israel's elders, the recognized leaders, to deliver God's message first to the covenant community. Beginning with the people reflects the proper order: God's word and signs come to His own before confronting their oppressor. This gathering sets the stage for Israel's response of belief and worship in the following verses.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 3:16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;
- Exod 24:1He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
- Exod 24:11He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
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