Bible Strands
Exodus 24:14
And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelite elders at the mountain base immediately before he and Joshua ascend. He instructs the group to remain at the campsite while he is away.
The words — The Hebrew verbs שְבוּ (shevu) and נָשׁוּב (nashuv) frame the command to remain and the promise to return. These terms establish a fixed temporal boundary for the elders' stay.
The thread — The delegation of dispute resolution to Aaron and Hur appears alongside their earlier mention in Exodus 17:12 during the Amalekite battle. Abraham similarly instructs his servants to wait in Genesis 22:5 before a divine encounter.
Why it lands — The text explicitly assigns temporary judicial oversight to Aaron and Hur while Moses ascends, directing any unresolved conflicts to them. The passage requires readers to acknowledge that operational authority remains structured through designated representatives during periods of prophetic absence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
Cross-references
- Exodus 17:12 When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
- Exodus 17:10 Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
- Genesis 22:5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
- Exodus 18:25 So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 32:1 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
- 1 Samuel 10:8 And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
- 1 Samuel 13:8 And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.