Exodus 24:2

The Covenant Sealed

1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.2Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
American Standard Version (1901)
and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And Moses alone shall come up to the Lord, but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people come up with him.
Free Bible Version
Only Moses may approach the Lord—the others must not come near. The people may not go up the mountain with him.”
Geneva Bible 1599
And Moses himselfe alone shall come neere to the Lord, but they shall not come neere, neither shall the people goe vp with him.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
One Unity Resource Bible
Moses [Drawn out] alone shall come near to Adonai , but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
Translation for Translators
Moses, I will allow you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the rest of the people must not come up the mountain.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Moses alone may come near to me. The others must not come near, nor may the people come up with him.”
Noah Webster Bible
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
World English Bible
Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
Young's Literal Translation
and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.