1 In the third month after the Israelites left Egypt-on the very day-
they came to the Desert of Sinai.
2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai.
and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
3 Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain
and said, "This is what you are say to the house of Jacob and what you are
to tell the people of Israel:
4 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I carried you
on eagles` wings and brought you to myself.
5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations
you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
'These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."
7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them
all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak.
8 The people all responded together, "We will do everything the LORD had said."
9 The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you ina dense cloud,
so that the peole will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust
in you." Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
10 And the LORD said to Moses,"Go to the people and consecrate them today
and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes
11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on
Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them,
'Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch the foot of it.
Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
13 He shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows, not a hand is to be laid on him.
Whether man or animal, he shall not be permitted to live.'
Only when the ram`s horn sounds a long blast may they go up to the mountain."
14 After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them,
and they washed their clothes.
15 Then he said to the people, "Prepare yourselves for the third day.
Abstain from ... relations."
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning,
with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.
Everyone in the camp trembled.
17 Then Mosesled the people out of the camp to meet with God,
and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire.
The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,
the whole mountain trembled violently,
19 and the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder.
Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.
20 The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top
of the mountain. So Moses went up
21 and the LORD said to him, "Go down and warn the people so they do not
force their way through to see the LORD and many of them perish.
22 Even the priests, who approach the LORD, must consecrate themselves,
or the LORD will break out against them."
23 Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because
you yourself warned us, 'Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.'"
24 The LORD replied, "Go down and bring Aaron up with you.
But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up
to the LORD, or he will break out against them."
25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.
they came to the Desert of Sinai.
2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai.
and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
3 Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain
and said, "This is what you are say to the house of Jacob and what you are
to tell the people of Israel:
4 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I carried you
on eagles` wings and brought you to myself.
5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations
you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
'These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."
7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them
all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak.
8 The people all responded together, "We will do everything the LORD had said."
9 The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you ina dense cloud,
so that the peole will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust
in you." Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
10 And the LORD said to Moses,"Go to the people and consecrate them today
and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes
11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on
Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them,
'Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch the foot of it.
Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
13 He shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows, not a hand is to be laid on him.
Whether man or animal, he shall not be permitted to live.'
Only when the ram`s horn sounds a long blast may they go up to the mountain."
14 After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them,
and they washed their clothes.
15 Then he said to the people, "Prepare yourselves for the third day.
Abstain from ... relations."
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning,
with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.
Everyone in the camp trembled.
17 Then Mosesled the people out of the camp to meet with God,
and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire.
The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,
the whole mountain trembled violently,
19 and the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder.
Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.
20 The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top
of the mountain. So Moses went up
21 and the LORD said to him, "Go down and warn the people so they do not
force their way through to see the LORD and many of them perish.
22 Even the priests, who approach the LORD, must consecrate themselves,
or the LORD will break out against them."
23 Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because
you yourself warned us, 'Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.'"
24 The LORD replied, "Go down and bring Aaron up with you.
But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up
to the LORD, or he will break out against them."
25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.
