In the third month
, when the children
of Israel
were gone forth
out of the land
of Egypt
, the same day
came
they into the wilderness
of Sinai
.
For they were departed from Rephidim
, and were come
to the desert
of Sinai
, and had pitched
in the wilderness
; and there Israel
camped
before the mount
.
And Moses went up
unto God
, and the LORD
called
unto him out of the mountain
, saying
, Thus shalt thou say
to the house
of Jacob
, and tell
the children
of Israel
;
Ye have seen what I did
unto the Egyptians
, and how I bare
you on eagles
' wings
, and brought
you unto myself.
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed
, and keep
my covenant
, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure
unto me above all people
: for all the earth
is mine:
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests
, and an holy
nation
. These are the words
which thou shalt speak
unto the children
of Israel
.
And Moses came
and called
for the elders
of the people
, and laid
before their faces
all these words
which the LORD
commanded
him.
And all the people answered
together
, and said
, All that the LORD
hath spoken
we will do
. And Moses
returned
the words
of the people
unto the LORD
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Lo, I come
unto thee in a thick
cloud
, that the people
may hear
when I speak
with thee, and believe
thee for ever
. And Moses
told
the words
of the people
unto the LORD
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Go
unto the people
, and sanctify
them to day
and to morrow
, and let them wash
their clothes
,
And be ready against the third
day
: for the third
day
the LORD
will come down
in the sight
of all the people
upon mount
Sinai
.
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people
round about
, saying
, Take heed
to yourselves, that ye go not up
into the mount
, or touch
the border
of it: whosoever toucheth
the mount
shall be surely
put to death
:
There shall not an hand touch
it, but he shall surely
be stoned
, or
shot
through
; whether it be beast
or
man
, it shall not live
: when the trumpet
soundeth long
, they shall come up
to the mount
.
And Moses went down
from the mount
unto the people
, and sanctified
the people
; and they washed
their clothes
.
And he said unto the people
, Be
ready
against the third
day
: come
not at your wives
.
And it came to pass on the third day
in the morning
, that there were thunders
and lightnings
, and a thick
cloud
upon the mount
, and the voice
of the trumpet
exceeding
loud
; so that all the people
that was in the camp
trembled
.
And Moses brought forth
the people
out of the camp
to meet
with God
; and they stood
at the nether
part of the mount
.
And mount Sinai
was altogether on a smoke
, because
the LORD
descended
upon it in fire
: and the smoke
thereof ascended
as the smoke
of a furnace
, and the whole mount
quaked
greatly
.
And when the voice of the trumpet
sounded
long
, and waxed louder
and louder
, Moses
spake
, and God
answered
him by a voice
.
And the LORD came down
upon mount
Sinai
, on the top
of the mount
: and the LORD
called
Moses
up to
the top
of the mount
; and Moses
went up
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Go down
, charge
the people
, lest they break through
unto the LORD
to gaze
, and many
of them perish
.
And let the priests also, which come near
to the LORD
, sanctify
themselves, lest the LORD
break forth
upon them.
And Moses said
unto the LORD
, The people
cannot
come up
to mount
Sinai
: for thou chargedst
us, saying
, Set bounds
about the mount
, and sanctify
it.
And the LORD said
unto him, Away
, get thee down
, and thou shalt come up
, thou, and Aaron
with thee: but let not the priests
and the people
break through
to come up
unto the LORD
, lest he break forth
upon them.
So Moses went down
unto the people
, and spake
unto them.