Exodus 24:10

and they saw, &c. LXX., to avoid its being supposed that God could be -seen" (cf. on Exo Exodus 23:15 b, Exodus 33:20), paraphrase by -and they saw the place where the God of Israel stood."

and there was under his feet, &c. The idea appears to be that they saw the Divine glory, not directly, but as they looked up at it from below, through what seemed to be a transparent blue sapphire pavement, comparable only to the sky in its clearness. Cf. the sapphire throne upon which, in his vision, Ezekiel sees the Divine form (Ezekiel 1:26). On what is meant by -sapphire," see on Exodus 28:18.

paved work lit. brick- or tile-work. Bright(RVm.) is a meaning unsupported by usage.