Exodus 24:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמַרְאֵה֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה כְּאֵ֥שׁ אֹכֶ֖לֶת בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

ûmarʾēh kəbôd YHWH kəʾēš ʾōkelet bərōʾš hāhār ləʿênê bənê Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*ûmarʾēh*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and appearance of
*kəbôd*: noun, masculine singular construct - glory of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*kəʾēš*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - like fire
*ʾōkelet*: verb, qal participle feminine singular - devouring/consuming
*bərōʾš*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on top of
*hāhār*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the mountain
*ləʿênê*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - to eyes of/in sight of
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*marʾēh*: appearance/sight/vision
*kəbôd*: glory/honor/presence
*ʾōkelet*: devouring/consuming/burning
*rōʾš*: top/head/summit
*ləʿênê*: to eyes of/in sight of/before

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Referenced Verses

Exod 3:2 : 2 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
Heb 12:18 : 18 For ye are not come unto [a mount] that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Deut 4:36 : 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Exod 19:18 : 18 And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Deut 4:24 : 24 For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Ezek 1:27 : 27 And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
Hab 3:4-5 : 4 And [his] brightness was as the light; He had rays [coming forth] from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Exod 24:15-16
2 verses
84%
15And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
16And the glory of Jehovah 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.
Exod 24:9-11
3 verses
78%
9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
10and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.
11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
Exod 24:18
77%
18And 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.
Exod 16:10
77%
10And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah appeared in the cloud.
Exod 40:38
77%
38For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Lev 9:23-24
2 verses
76%
23And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the people.
24And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Exod 19:16-18
3 verses
76%
16And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Deut 4:11-12
2 verses
76%
11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
12And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only [ye heard] a voice.
Num 14:10
76%
10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.
Acts 7:30-31
2 verses
75%
30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel {G2962} appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came {G4314} {G846} a voice of the Lord,
Deut 5:4
75%
4Jehovah spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
Num 14:14
74%
14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that thou Jehovah art in the midst of this people; for thou Jehovah art seen face to face, and thy cloud standeth over them, and thou goest before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
Exod 40:34-35
2 verses
74%
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
2 Chr 7:3
73%
3And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah was upon the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and gave thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Exod 20:18
73%
18And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.
Num 20:6
73%
6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto them.
Deut 4:24
73%
24For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Ezek 8:4
73%
4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.
Judg 5:5
73%
5The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Deut 5:24
73%
24and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth.
Ezek 1:27-28
2 verses
73%
27And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Exod 3:2
73%
2And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Heb 12:29
73%
29for our God is a consuming fire.
Num 16:42
72%
42And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.
Exod 19:20
72%
20And Jehovah came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
Heb 12:21
72%
21and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:
Num 9:15-16
2 verses
72%
15And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony: and at even it was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning.
16So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.
Deut 9:15
72%
15So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
Deut 4:15
72%
15Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of form on the day that Jehovah spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire.
2 Sam 22:13
72%
13At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
Ps 97:5
72%
5The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Exod 24:1
72%
1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:
Lev 10:2
72%
2And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
Exod 13:21
71%
21And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:
Isa 10:17
71%
17And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
Lev 9:6
71%
6And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
Exod 34:2
71%
2And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me on the top of the mount.