1 In the third * h7992 month * h2320, when the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 were gone forth * h3318 h8800 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714, the same day * h3117 came * h935 h8804 they into the wilderness * h4057 of Sinai * h5514.
2 For they were departed * h5265 h8799 from Rephidim * h7508, and were come * h935 h8799 to the desert * h4057 of Sinai * h5514, and had pitched * h2583 h8799 in the wilderness * h4057; and there Israel * h3478 camped * h2583 h8799 before the mount * h2022.
3 And Moses * h4872 went up * h5927 h8804 unto God * h430, and the LORD * h3068 called * h7121 h8799 unto him out of the mountain * h2022, saying * h559 h8800, Thus shalt thou say * h559 h8799 to the house * h1004 of Jacob * h3290, and tell * h5046 h8686 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478;
4 Ye have seen * h7200 h8804 what I did * h6213 h8804 unto the Egyptians * h4714, and how I bare * h5375 h8799 you on eagles * h5404' wings * h3671, and brought * h935 h8686 you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey * h8085 h8799 my voice * h6963 indeed * h8085 h8800, and keep * h8104 h8804 my covenant * h1285, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure * h5459 unto me above all people * h5971: for all the earth * h776 is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom * h4467 of priests * h3548, and an holy * h6918 nation * h1471. These are the words * h1697 which thou shalt speak * h1696 h8762 unto the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
7 And Moses * h4872 came * h935 h8799 and called * h7121 h8799 for the elders * h2205 of the people * h5971, and laid * h7760 h8799 before their faces * h6440 all these words * h1697 which the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 him.
8 And all the people * h5971 answered * h6030 h8799 together * h3162, and said * h559 h8799, All that the LORD * h3068 hath spoken * h1696 h8765 we will do * h6213 h8799. And Moses * h4872 returned * h7725 h8686 the words * h1697 of the people * h5971 unto the LORD * h3068.
9 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, lo, I come * h935 h8802 unto thee in a thick * h5645 cloud * h6051, that the people * h5971 may hear * h8085 h8799 when I speak * h1696 h8763 with thee, and believe * h539 h8686 thee for ever * h5769. And Moses * h4872 told * h5046 h8686 the words * h1697 of the people * h5971 unto the LORD * h3068.
10 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Go * h3212 h8798 unto the people * h5971, and sanctify * h6942 h8765 them to day * h3117 and to morrow * h4279, and let them wash * h3526 h8765 their clothes * h8071,
11 And be ready * h3559 h8737 against the third * h7992 day * h3117: for the third * h7992 day * h3117 the LORD * h3068 will come down * h3381 h8799 in the sight * h5869 of all the people * h5971 upon mount * h2022 Sinai * h5514.
12 And thou shalt set bounds * h1379 h8689 unto the people * h5971 round about * h5439, saying * h559 h8800, Take heed * h8104 h8734 to yourselves, that ye go not up * h5927 h8800 into the mount * h2022, or touch * h5060 h8800 the border * h7097 of it: whosoever toucheth * h5060 h8802 the mount * h2022 shall be surely * h4191 h8800 put to death * h4191 h8714:
13 There shall not an hand * h3027 touch * h5060 h8799 it, but he shall surely * h5619 h8800 be stoned * h5619 h8735, or * h176 shot * h3384 h8735 through * h3384 h8800; whether it be beast * h929 or * h518 man * h376, it shall not live * h2421 h8799: when the trumpet * h3104 soundeth long * h4900 h8800, they shall come up * h5927 h8799 to the mount * h2022. trumpet: or, cornet
14 And Moses * h4872 went down * h3381 h8799 from the mount * h2022 unto the people * h5971, and sanctified * h6942 h8762 the people * h5971; and they washed * h3526 h8762 their clothes * h8071.
15 And he said * h559 h8799 unto the people * h5971, Be * h1961 h8798 ready * h3559 h8737 against the third * h7969 day * h3117: come * h5066 h8799 not at your wives * h802.
16 And it came to pass on the third * h7992 day * h3117 in the morning * h1242, that there were thunders * h6963 and lightnings * h1300, and a thick * h3515 cloud * h6051 upon the mount * h2022, and the voice * h6963 of the trumpet * h7782 exceeding * h3966 loud * h2389; so that all the people * h5971 that was in the camp * h4264 trembled * h2729 h8799.
17 And Moses * h4872 brought forth * h3318 h8686 the people * h5971 out of the camp * h4264 to meet * h7125 h8800 with God * h430; and they stood * h3320 h8691 at the nether * h8482 part of the mount * h2022.
18 And mount * h2022 Sinai * h5514 was altogether on a smoke * h6225 h8804, because * h6440 * h834 the LORD * h3068 descended * h3381 h8804 upon it in fire * h784: and the smoke * h6227 thereof ascended * h5927 h8799 as the smoke * h6227 of a furnace * h3536, and the whole mount * h2022 quaked * h2729 h8799 greatly * h3966.
19 And when the voice * h6963 of the trumpet * h7782 sounded * h6963 long * h1980 h8802, and waxed louder * h2390 and louder * h3966, Moses * h4872 spake * h1696 h8762, and God * h430 answered * h6030 h8799 him by a voice * h6963.
20 And the LORD * h3068 came down * h3381 h8799 upon mount * h2022 Sinai * h5514, on the top * h7218 of the mount * h2022: and the LORD * h3068 called * h7121 h8799 Moses * h4872 up to * h413 the top * h7218 of the mount * h2022; and Moses * h4872 went up * h5927 h8799.
21 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Go down * h3381 h8798, charge * h5749 h8685 the people * h5971, lest they break through * h2040 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068 to gaze * h7200 h8800, and many * h7227 of them perish * h5307 h8804. charge: Heb. contest
22 And let the priests * h3548 also, which come near * h5066 h8737 to the LORD * h3068, sanctify * h6942 h8691 themselves, lest the LORD * h3068 break forth * h6555 h8799 upon them.
23 And Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, The people * h5971 cannot * h3201 h8799 come up * h5927 h8800 to mount * h2022 Sinai * h5514: for thou chargedst * h5749 h8689 us, saying * h559 h8800, Set bounds * h1379 h8685 about the mount * h2022, and sanctify * h6942 h8765 it.
24 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto him, Away * h3212 h8798, get thee down * h3381 h8798, and thou shalt come up * h5927 h8804, thou, and Aaron * h175 with thee: but let not the priests * h3548 and the people * h5971 break through * h2040 h8799 to come up * h5927 h8800 unto the LORD * h3068, lest he break forth * h6555 h8799 upon them.
25 So Moses * h4872 went down * h3381 h8799 unto the people * h5971, and spake * h559 h8799 unto them.