Then He said to Moses
, " aCome
up to the LORD
, you and Aaron
, bNadab
and Abihu
and cseventy
of the elders
of Israel
, and you shall worship
at a distance
.
"Moses alone
, however, shall come
near
to the LORD
, but they shall not come
near
, nor
shall the people
come
up with him."
Then Moses came
and recounted
to the people
all
the words
of the LORD
and all
the 1ordinances
; and all
the people
answered
with one
voice
and said
, " aAll
the words
which
the LORD
has spoken
we will do
!"
aMoses wrote
down
all
the words
of the LORD
. Then he arose
early
in the morning
, and built
an baltar
1at the foot
of the mountain
with twelve
pillars
for the twelve
tribes
of Israel
.
He sent young
men
of the sons
of Israel
, aand they offered
burnt
offerings
and sacrificed
young
bulls
as peace
offerings
to the LORD
.
aMoses took
half
of the blood
and put
it in basins
, and the other half
of the blood
he sprinkled
on the altar
.
Then he took athe book
of the covenant
and read
it in the hearing
of the people
; and they said
, " bAll
that the LORD
has spoken
we will do
, and we will be obedient
!"
So aMoses took
the blood
and sprinkled
it on the people
, and said
, "Behold
bthe blood
of the covenant
, which
the LORD
has 1made
with you 2in accordance
with all
these
words
."
Then Moses went
up 1with Aaron
, aNadab
and Abihu
, and seventy
of the elders
of Israel
,
and athey saw the God
of Israel
; and under
His feet
1 bthere appeared to be a pavement
of sapphire
, 2as clear
as the sky
itself
.
Yet He did not stretch out His hand
against
the nobles
of the sons
of Israel
; and athey saw
God
, and they ate
and drank
.
Now the LORD said
to Moses
, "Come
up to Me on the mountain
and 1remain
there
, and aI will give
you the stone
tablets
2with the law
and the commandment
which
I have written
for their instruction
."
So Moses arose
1with aJoshua
his 2servant
, and Moses
went
up to bthe mountain
of God
.
But to the elders he said
, " aWait
here
for us until
we return
to you. And behold
, bAaron
and Hur
are with you; whoever
1has a legal matter
, let him approach
them."
Then Moses went
up to the mountain
, and athe cloud
covered
the mountain
.
aThe glory of the LORD
1rested
on Mount
Sinai
, and the cloud
covered
it for six
days
; and on the seventh
day
He bcalled
to Moses
from the midst
of the cloud
.
aAnd to the eyes of the sons
of Israel
the appearance
of the glory
of the LORD
was like a bconsuming
fire
on the mountain
top
.
Moses entered
the midst
of the cloud
1as he went
up to the mountain
; and Moses
was on the mountain
aforty
days
and forty
nights
.