aIn the third month
after the sons
of Israel
had gone
out of the land
of Egypt
, 1on that very day
they came
into the wilderness
of bSinai
.
When they set out from aRephidim
, they came
to the wilderness
of Sinai
and camped
in the wilderness
; and there
Israel
camped
in front
of bthe mountain
.
Moses went
up to God
, and athe LORD
called
to him from the mountain
, saying
, "Thus
you shall say
to the house
of Jacob
and tell
the sons
of Israel
:
` aYou yourselves have seen
what
I did
to the Egyptians
, and how I bore
you on beagles'
wings
, and brought
you to Myself.
`Now then, aif
you will indeed
obey
My voice
and bkeep
My covenant
, then you shall be cMy 1own possession
among
all
the peoples
, for dall
the earth
is Mine;
and you shall be to Me aa kingdom of priests
and ba holy
nation
.' These
are the words
that you shall speak
to the sons
of Israel
."
aSo Moses came
and called
the elders
of the people
, and set
before
them all
these
words
which
the LORD
had commanded
him.
aAll the people
answered
together
and said
, "All
that the LORD
has spoken
we will do
!" And Moses
brought
back
the words
of the people
to the LORD
.
The LORD said
to Moses
, "Behold
, I will come
to you in aa thick
cloud
, so
that the bpeople
may hear
when I speak
with you and may also
believe
in you forever
." Then Moses
told
the words
of the people
to the LORD
.
The LORD also said
to Moses
, "Go
to the people
and aconsecrate
them today
and tomorrow
, and let them bwash
their garments
;
and let them be ready for the third
day
, for on athe third
day
the LORD
will come
down
on Mount
Sinai
in the sight
of all
the people
.
"You shall set bounds
for the people
all
around
, saying
, ` 1Beware
that you do not go
up on the mountain
or touch
the border
of it; awhoever
touches
the mountain
shall surely
be put
to death
.
`No hand
shall touch
him, but ahe shall surely
be stoned
or
1shot
through
; whether
beast
or
man
, he shall not live
.' When the ram's
horn
sounds
a long
blast
, they shall come
up to bthe mountain
."
So Moses went
down
from the mountain
to the people
and consecrated
the people
, and they washed
their garments
.
He said to the people
, "Be ready
for the third
day
; do not go
near
a woman
."
aSo it came about on the third
day
, when it was morning
, that there were 1thunder
and lightning
flashes
and a thick
cloud
upon the mountain
and a very
loud
trumpet
sound
, so that all
the people
who
were in the camp
trembled
.
And Moses brought
the people
out of the camp
to meet
God
, and they stood
at the 1foot
of the mountain
.
aNow Mount Sinai
was all
in smoke
because
the LORD
descended
upon it bin fire
; and its smoke
ascended
like cthe smoke
of a furnace
, and dthe whole
mountain
1quaked
violently
.
When the sound of the trumpet
grew
louder
and louder
, Moses
spoke
and aGod
answered
him with 1thunder
.
aThe LORD came
down
on Mount
Sinai
, to the top
of the mountain
; and the LORD
called
Moses
to the top
of the mountain
, and Moses
went
up.
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, "Go
down
, 1warn
the people
, so
that athey do not break
through
to the LORD
to gaze
, and many
of them 2perish
.
"Also let the apriests
who come
near
to the LORD
consecrate
themselves, or
else
the LORD
will break
out against them."
Moses said
to the LORD
, "The people
cannot
come
up to Mount
Sinai
, for You 1warned
us, saying
, ` aSet
bounds
about the mountain
and consecrate
it.' "
Then the LORD said
to him, " 1Go
down
and come
up again, ayou and Aaron
with you; but do not let the bpriests
and the people
break
through
to come
up to the LORD
, or
He will break
forth
upon them."
So Moses went
down
to the people
and told
them.