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1 And unto Moses He said, 'Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and ye have bowed yourselves afar off;' Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You are to worship at a distance,
2 and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him. Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” but Moses alone is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near. And the people may not come up with him.”
3 And Moses cometh in, and recounteth to the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the judgments, and all the people answer -- one voice, and say, 'All the words which Jehovah hath spoken we do.' Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do.” When Moses went and told the people all the LORD’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the LORD has said we will do.”
4 And Moses writeth all the words of Jehovah, and riseth early in the morning, and buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel; And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 and he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, and they cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings to Jehovah -- calves. And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings to the LORD.
6 And Moses taketh half of the blood, and putteth in basins, and half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar; And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar.
7 and he taketh the Book of the Covenant, and proclaimeth in the ears of the people, and they say, 'All that which Jehovah hath spoken we do, and obey.' Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey.”
8 And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, 'Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.' And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.” Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
9 And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up
10 and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet is as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity; and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky.
11 and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
12 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Come up unto Me to the mount, and be there, and I give to thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the command, which I have written to direct them.' The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
13 And Moses riseth -- Joshua his minister also -- and Moses goeth up unto the mount of God; So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.
14 and unto the elders he hath said, 'Abide ye for us in this place, until that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron and Hur are with you -- he who hath matters doth come nigh unto them.' And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.” He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.”
15 And Moses goeth up unto the mount, and the cloud covereth the mount; Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
16 and the honour of Jehovah doth tabernacle on mount Sinai, and the cloud covereth it six days, and He calleth unto Moses on the seventh day from the midst of the cloud. The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
17 And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel; Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
18 and Moses goeth into the midst of the cloud, and goeth up unto the mount, and Moses is on the mount forty days and forty nights. Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
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