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24:1	[God] said to Moses, 'Go up to God along with Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. [All of] you must bow down at a distance. Ve'el-Moshe amar aleh el-Adonay atah ve'Aharon Nadav va'Avihu veshiv'im mizikney Yisra'el vehishtachavitem merachok.
24:2	Only Moses shall then approach God. The others may not come close, and the people may not go up with him. Venigash Moshe levado el-Adonay vehem lo yigashu veha'am lo ya'alu imo.
24:3	Moses came and told the people all of God's words and all the laws. The people all responded with a single voice, 'We will keep every word that God has spoken.' Vayavo Moshe vayesaper la'am et kol-divrey Adonay ve'et kol-hamishpatim vaya'an kol-ha'am kol echad vayomru kol-hadevarim asher-diber Adonay na'aseh.

Commentary:

God
(Ramban; Lekach Tov; Ralbag). Or 'an angel' (Sanhedrin 38b; Targum Yonathan; Malbim). Some say that it is the angel mentioned in Exodus 23:20 (Abarbanel).

According to many authorities, this is in chronological order, and Moses was now called after the Ten Commandments (Ibn Ezra; Ramban; Targum Yonathan). According to others, this was before the Ten Commandments, on the fourth day (Rashi; Mekhilta on Exodus 19:10; Lekach Tov; Midrash HaGadol).

Nadav and Avihu
Aaron's sons, see Exodus 6:23.

and seventy...
See note on Exodus 3:16.

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