Parallel Verses
NET Bible
and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.
New American Standard Bible
and
King James 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.
Holman Bible
and they saw
International Standard Version
and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky.
A Conservative Version
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
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.
Amplified
and they saw [a manifestation of] the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, just as clear as the sky itself.
Bible in Basic English
And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.
Darby Translation
and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were work of transparent sapphire, and as it were the form of heaven for clearness.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will see the God of Israel: and under his feet as the work of the whiteness of sapphire, and as the body of the heavens for cleanness.
King James 2000
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 very heaven in its clearness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they saw the God of Israel, and [what was] under his feet [was] like sapphire tile work and like the very heavens for clearness.
Modern King James verseion
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 the essence of the heavens for clearness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and saw the God of Israel, and under his feet as it were a brick work of sapphire, and as it were the fashion of heaven when it is clear,
New Heart English Bible
They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.
The Emphasized Bible
and they saw the God of Israel, - and under his feet, like a pavement of sapphire, and like the very heavens for brightness; and
Webster
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 its clearness.
World English Bible
They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Miracles » Catalogue of » Thundering and lightning on mount sinai
Nadab » Son of aaron » Called to mount sinai with moses and aaron to worship
Precious stones » Pearls » Sapphire
Precious stones » Mentioned in scripture » Sapphire
Vision » Of the israelites » Of the manifestation of the glory of God
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Regel
`etsem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 24:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Covenant Ceremony
9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, 10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself. 11 But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank.
Names
Cross References
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
Ezekiel 10:1
As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.
Revelation 4:3
And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
Exodus 33:20
But he added, "You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live."
Exodus 33:23
Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen."
Matthew 17:2
And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
1 Timothy 6:16
He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
1 John 4:12
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Exodus 3:6
He added, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Judges 13:21-22
The Lord's messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord's messenger.
1 Kings 22:19
Micaiah said, "That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.
Song of Songs 6:10
"Who is this who appears like the dawn? Beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as the stars in procession?"
Isaiah 6:1-5
In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.
Ezekiel 1:26-28
Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.
John 6:46
(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God -- he has seen the Father.)
John 14:9
Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Revelation 1:16
He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
Revelation 21:11
The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
Revelation 21:18-23
The city's wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.