Exodus 24:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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 body of heaven in his clearness.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּרְא֕וּ אֵ֖ת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְתַ֣חַת רַגְלָ֗יו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ לִבְנַ֣ת הַסַּפִּ֔יר וּכְעֶ֥צֶם הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָטֹֽהַר׃

Transliteration

wayyirʾû ʾēt ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl wə-taḥat raglāyw kəmaʿăśēh libnat hassappîr ûkəʿeṣem haššāmayim lāṭōhar

Grammar Details

• *wayyirʾû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they saw
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə-taḥat*: conjunction + preposition - and under
• *raglāyw*: noun, feminine dual + suffix, 3rd masculine singular - his feet
• *kəmaʿăśēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - like work of/like a pavement of
• *libnat*: noun, feminine singular construct - brick/tile of
• *hassappîr*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sapphire
• *ûkəʿeṣem*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and like essence of
• *haššāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens
• *lāṭōhar*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for brightness/in clarity

Word Meanings

• *wayyirʾû*: saw/beheld/perceived
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/gods of
• *kəmaʿăśēh*: like work of/like a pavement of/resembling
• *libnat*: brick/tile/pavement
• *hassappîr*: sapphire/lapis lazuli/blue stone
• *ʿeṣem*: bone/substance/essence/self
• *lāṭōhar*: for brightness/in clarity/for purity

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and they saw{H7200} the God{H430} of Israel;{H3478} and there was under his feet{H7272} as it were a paved{H3840} work{H4639} of sapphire stone,{H5601} and as it were the very{H6106} heaven{H8064} for clearness.{H2892}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they saw{H7200}{(H8799)} the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}: and there was under his feet{H7272} as it were a paved{H3840} work{H4639} of a sapphire stone{H5601}, and as it were the body{H6106} of heaven{H8064} in his clearness{H2892}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sawe the God of Israel, and vnder his fete as it were a brycke worde of Saphir and as it were the facyon of heauen when is it cleare,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sawe ye God of Israel. Vnder his fete it was like a stone worke of Saphyre, & as the fashion of heaue, wha it is cleare,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they saw the God of Israel, and vnder his feete was as it were a worke of a Saphir stone, and as the very heauen when it is cleare.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they saw the God of Israel: and there was vnder his feete as it were a worke of a Saphire stone, & as it were the heauen when it is cleare.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was] under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in [his] clearness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire{or, lapis lazuli} stone, like the skies for clearness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet `is' as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.

Referenced Verses

• John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
• Rev 4:3 : 3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
• Ezek 10:1 : 1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the sky above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them what looked like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne.
• Matt 17:2 : 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing was white as the light.
• Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
• Exod 33:20 : 20 And he said, You cannot see my face: for no man shall see me, and live.
• Exod 33:23 : 23 And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
• Rev 21:11 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
• 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see: to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
• 1 John 4:12 : 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.
• Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
• John 6:46 : 46 Not that any man has seen the Father, except he who is from God, he has seen the Father.
• John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not known me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; and how do you say then, Show us the Father?
• Rev 21:18-23 : 18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.
• Judg 13:21-22 : 21 But the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
• Song 6:10 : 10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?
• Isa 6:1-5 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. 4 And the posts of the door were shaken at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Ezek 1:26-28 : 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. 27 And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire all around within it, from the appearance of his waist even upward, and from the appearance of his waist even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one speaking.
• Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.