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Jewish Publication Society 1917
Targums Onkelos,
Jonathan Ben Uzziel/Palestinian,
Jerusalem Fragments

Exodus
Chapter 24

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Exodus 23 JPS TOC Comparison TOC Targums TOC Exodus 25

EXODUS 24:1
JPS 24:1 And unto Moses He said: 'Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off
ONK 24:1 And He said to Mosheh, Come up before the Lord, thou and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and they shall worship at a distance.
PAL 24:1 And Michael, the Prince of Wisdom, said to Mosheh on the seventh day of the month, Come up before the Lord, thou and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance

EXODUS 24:2
JPS 24:2 and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.'
ONK 24:2 And Mosheh shall draw nigh alone before the Lord, but they shall not draw nigh, nor shall the people ascend with them.
PAL 24:2 And Mosheh alone shall approach before the Lord; but they shall not draw nigh, nor may the people come up with him.

EXODUS 24:3
JPS 24:3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said: 'All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do.'
ONK 24:3 And Mosheh came and recited to the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments; and all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words that the Lord hath spoken will we do.
PAL 24:3 And Mosheh came and set before the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do

EXODUS 24:4
JPS 24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
ONK 24:4 And Mosheh wrote all the words of the Lord. And he arose in the morning, and builded an altar at the lower part of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
PAL 24:4 And Mosheh wrote the words of the Lord, and arose in the morning and builded an altar at the lower part of the mountain; and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

EXODUS 24:5
JPS 24:5 And he sent the young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
ONK 24:5 And he sent the firstborn sons of Israel, and they offered holocausts, and sacrificed oxen (as) consecrated victims before the Lord.
PAL 24:5 And he sent the firstborn of the sons of Israel,—for until that hour had the firstborn had the (office of performing) worship, the tabernacle of ordinance not (as yet) being made, nor the priesthood given unto Aharon; and they offered burnt offerings and consecrated oblations of oxen before the Lord.

EXODUS 24:6
JPS 24:6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.
ONK 24:6 And Mosheh took half of the blood and set it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled upon the altar.
PAL 24:6 And Mosheh took half of the blood of the offering, and put it in basins, and half of the blood of the offering he sprinkled upon the altar.

EXODUS 24:7
JPS 24:7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'
ONK 24:7 And he took the Book of the Covenant, and read before the people; and they said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do and obey.
PAL 24:7 And he took the Book of the Covenant of the Law, and read before the people; and they said, All the words which the Lord hath spoken we will perform and obey.

EXODUS 24:8
JPS 24:8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said: 'Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you in agreement with all these words.'
ONK 24:8 And Mosheh took the blood and sprinkled it upon the altar to propitiate for the people, and said, Behold the Blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath ratified with you upon all these words.
PAL 24:8 And Mosheh took half of the blood which was in the basins, and sprinkled upon the altar, to expiate the people, and said, Behold, this is the blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath made with you upon all these words.

EXODUS 24:9
JPS 24:9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel;
ONK 24:9 And Mosheh and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
PAL 24:9 And Mosheh and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, went up.

EXODUS 24:10
JPS 24:10 and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the very heaven for clearness.
ONK 24:10 And they saw the Glory of the God of Israel, and under the throne of His glory as the work of a precious stone, and as the face of heaven for its clearness.
PAL 24:10 And Nadab and Abihu lifted up their eyes, and saw the glory of the God of Israel; and under the footstool of His feet which was placed beneath His throne, was like the work of sapphire stone—a memorial of the servitude with which the Mizraee had made the children of Israel to serve in clay and bricks, (what time) there were women treading clay with their husbands; the delicate young woman with child was also there, and made abortive by being beaten down with the clay. And thereof did Gabriel, descending, make brick, and, going up to the heavens on high, set it, a footstool under the cathedra of the Lord of the world, whose splendour was as the work of a precious stone, and as the power of the beauty of the heavens when they are clear from clouds.
JER 24:10 The footstool of His feet as the work of pure sapphire stones, and as the aspect of the heavens when they are cleared from clouds.

EXODUS 24:11
JPS 24:11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel He laid not His hand; and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
ONK 24:11 Yet the princes of the sons of Israel were not hurt; and they saw the Glory of the Lord, and rejoiced in their sacrifices which were accepted with favour, as though they had eaten and drunk.
PAL 24:11 But upon Nadab and Abihu, the comely young men, was the stroke not sent in that hour, but it awaited them on the eighth day for a retribution to destroy them; but they saw the glory of the Shekinah of the Lord, and rejoiced that their oblations were received with favour, and so did eat and drink.

EXODUS 24:12
JPS 24:12 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Come up to Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.'
ONK 24:12 And the Lord said to Mosheh, Come up into My Presence in the mountain, and be there, and I will give thee the tablets of stone, and the law and the precepts, as I have written (them), that thou mayest teach them.
PAL 24:12 And the Lord said to Mosheh, Ascend before Me at the mount, and I will there give thee the tables of stone on which I have set forth the rest of the words of the Law, and the six hundred and thirteen precepts which I have written for their instruction.

EXODUS 24:13
JPS 24:13 And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God.
ONK 24:13 And Mosheh arose and Jehoshua his minister, and Mosheh ascended the mountain on which was revealed the Glory of the Lord.
PAL 24:13 And Mosheh arose and Jehoshua his minister; and Mosheh went up to the mountain on which was revealed the glory of the Shekinah of the Lord.

EXODUS 24:14
JPS 24:14 And unto the elders he said: 'Tarry ye here for us, until we come back unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.'
ONK 24:14 But to the elders he said, Wait for us here until we return to you: and, behold, Aharon and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a (matter for) judgment, let him bring it before them.
PAL 24:14 And to the sages he had said, Expect us here, at the time of our return to you; and, behold, Aharon and Hur are with you; if there be any matter of judgment, bring it to them.

EXODUS 24:15
JPS 24:15 And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
ONK 24:15 And Mosheh ascended the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain;
PAL 24:15 And Mosheh went up into the mount, and the Cloud of Glory covered the mount.

EXODUS 24:16
JPS 24:16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
ONK 24:16 and the glory of the Lord dwelt upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud enveloped it six days. And He called to Mosheh on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud.
PAL 24:16 And the glory of the Lord's Shekinah abode upon the mountain of Sinai, and the Cloud of Glory covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Mosheh from the midst of the Cloud.

EXODUS 24:17
JPS 24:17 And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
ONK 24:17 And the appearance of the Glory of the Lord was as the appearance of devouring fire on the summit of the mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel.
PAL 24:17 And the appearance of the splendour of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire with flashes of devouring fire; and the sons of Israel beheld and were awe-struck.

EXODUS 24:18
JPS 24:18 And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
ONK 24:18 And Mosheh entered into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mount; and Mosheh was in the mount forty day and forty nights.
PAL 24:18 And Mosheh entered into the midst of the Cloud, and ascended the mountain; and Mosheh was upon the mountain forty days and forty nights, learning the words of the Law from the mouth of the Holy One, whose Name be praised.

Exodus 23 JPS TOC Comparison TOC Targums TOC Exodus 25

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EXODUS 24:1
JPS	24:1	And unto Moses He said: 'Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off
ONK	24:1	And He said to Mosheh, Come up before the Lord, thou and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and they shall worship at a distance.
PAL	24:1	And Michael, the Prince of Wisdom, said to Mosheh on the seventh day of the month, Come up before the Lord, thou and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance


EXODUS 24:2
JPS	24:2	and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.'
ONK	24:2	And Mosheh shall draw nigh alone before the Lord, but they shall not draw nigh, nor shall the people ascend with them.
PAL	24:2	And Mosheh alone shall approach before the Lord; but they shall not draw nigh, nor may the people come up with him.


EXODUS 24:3
JPS	24:3	And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said: 'All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do.'
ONK	24:3	And Mosheh came and recited to the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments; and all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words that the Lord hath spoken will we do.
PAL	24:3	And Mosheh came and set before the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do


EXODUS 24:4
JPS	24:4	And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
ONK	24:4	And Mosheh wrote all the words of the Lord. And he arose in the morning, and builded an altar at the lower part of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
PAL	24:4	And Mosheh wrote the words of the Lord, and arose in the morning and builded an altar at the lower part of the mountain; and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.


EXODUS 24:5
JPS	24:5	And he sent the young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
ONK	24:5	And he sent the firstborn sons of Israel, and they offered holocausts, and sacrificed oxen (as) consecrated victims before the Lord.
PAL	24:5	And he sent the firstborn of the sons of Israel,—for until that hour had the firstborn had the (office of performing) worship, the tabernacle of ordinance not (as yet) being made, nor the priesthood given unto Aharon; and they offered burnt offerings and consecrated oblations of oxen before the Lord.


EXODUS 24:6
JPS	24:6	And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.
ONK	24:6	And Mosheh took half of the blood and set it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled upon the altar.
PAL	24:6	And Mosheh took half of the blood of the offering, and put it in basins, and half of the blood of the offering he sprinkled upon the altar.


EXODUS 24:7
JPS	24:7	And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'
ONK	24:7	And he took the Book of the Covenant, and read before the people; and they said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do and obey.
PAL	24:7	And he took the Book of the Covenant of the Law, and read before the people; and they said, All the words which the Lord hath spoken we will perform and obey.


EXODUS 24:8
JPS	24:8	And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said: 'Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you in agreement with all these words.'
ONK	24:8	And Mosheh took the blood and sprinkled it upon the altar to propitiate for the people, and said, Behold the Blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath ratified with you upon all these words.
PAL	24:8	And Mosheh took half of the blood which was in the basins, and sprinkled upon the altar, to expiate the people, and said, Behold, this is the blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath made with you upon all these words.


EXODUS 24:9
JPS	24:9	Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel;
ONK	24:9	And Mosheh and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
PAL	24:9	And Mosheh and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, went up.


EXODUS 24:10
JPS	24:10	and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the very heaven for clearness.
ONK	24:10	And they saw the Glory of the God of Israel, and under the throne of His glory as the work of a precious stone, and as the face of heaven for its clearness.
PAL	24:10	And Nadab and Abihu lifted up their eyes, and saw the glory of the God of Israel; and under the footstool of His feet which was placed beneath His throne, was like the work of sapphire stone—a memorial of the servitude with which the Mizraee had made the children of Israel to serve in clay and bricks, (what time) there were women treading clay with their husbands; the delicate young woman with child was also there, and made abortive by being beaten down with the clay. And thereof did Gabriel, descending, make brick, and, going up to the heavens on high, set it, a footstool under the cathedra of the Lord of the world, whose splendour was as the work of a precious stone, and as the power of the beauty of the heavens when they are clear from clouds.
JER	24:10	The footstool of His feet as the work of pure sapphire stones, and as the aspect of the heavens when they are cleared from clouds.

EXODUS 24:11
JPS	24:11	And upon the nobles of the children of Israel He laid not His hand; and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
ONK	24:11	Yet the princes of the sons of Israel were not hurt; and they saw the Glory of the Lord, and rejoiced in their sacrifices which were accepted with favour, as though they had eaten and drunk.
PAL	24:11	But upon Nadab and Abihu, the comely young men, was the stroke not sent in that hour, but it awaited them on the eighth day for a retribution to destroy them; but they saw the glory of the Shekinah of the Lord, and rejoiced that their oblations were received with favour, and so did eat and drink.


EXODUS 24:12
JPS	24:12	And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Come up to Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.'
ONK	24:12	And the Lord said to Mosheh, Come up into My Presence in the mountain, and be there, and I will give thee the tablets of stone, and the law and the precepts, as I have written (them), that thou mayest teach them.
PAL	24:12	And the Lord said to Mosheh, Ascend before Me at the mount, and I will there give thee the tables of stone on which I have set forth the rest of the words of the Law, and the six hundred and thirteen precepts which I have written for their instruction.


EXODUS 24:13
JPS	24:13	And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God.
ONK	24:13	And Mosheh arose and Jehoshua his minister, and Mosheh ascended the mountain on which was revealed the Glory of the Lord.
PAL	24:13	And Mosheh arose and Jehoshua his minister; and Mosheh went up to the mountain on which was revealed the glory of the Shekinah of the Lord.


EXODUS 24:14
JPS	24:14	And unto the elders he said: 'Tarry ye here for us, until we come back unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.'
ONK	24:14	But to the elders he said, Wait for us here until we return to you: and, behold, Aharon and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a (matter for) judgment, let him bring it before them.
PAL	24:14	And to the sages he had said, Expect us here, at the time of our return to you; and, behold, Aharon and Hur are with you; if there be any matter of judgment, bring it to them.


EXODUS 24:15
JPS	24:15	And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
ONK	24:15	And Mosheh ascended the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain;
PAL	24:15	And Mosheh went up into the mount, and the Cloud of Glory covered the mount.


EXODUS 24:16
JPS	24:16	And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
ONK	24:16	and the glory of the Lord dwelt upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud enveloped it six days. And He called to Mosheh on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud.
PAL	24:16	And the glory of the Lord's Shekinah abode upon the mountain of Sinai, and the Cloud of Glory covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Mosheh from the midst of the Cloud.


EXODUS 24:17
JPS	24:17	And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
ONK	24:17	And the appearance of the Glory of the Lord was as the appearance of devouring fire on the summit of the mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel.
PAL	24:17	And the appearance of the splendour of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire with flashes of devouring fire; and the sons of Israel beheld and were awe-struck.


EXODUS 24:18
JPS	24:18	And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
ONK	24:18	And Mosheh entered into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mount; and Mosheh was in the mount forty day and forty nights.
PAL	24:18	And Mosheh entered into the midst of the Cloud, and ascended the mountain; and Mosheh was upon the mountain forty days and forty nights, learning the words of the Law from the mouth of the Holy One, whose Name be praised.