Exodus:19

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* In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt , the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai . * And when they were departed from Rephidim , and were come to the wilderness of Sinai , they encamped in the wilderness ; and there Israel encamped 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 bore you on eagles ' wings , and brought you unto Myself . * Now therefore , if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed , and keep My covenant , then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples ; for all the earth is Mine ; * and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests , and a 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 set before them 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 reported 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 may also 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 garments , * 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 ; * no hand shall touch him , but he shall surely be stoned , or shot through ; whether it be beast or man , it shall not live ; when the ram 's horn 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 garments . * And he said unto the people : 'Be ready against the third day ; come not near a woman .' * And it came to pass on the third day , when it was morning , that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount , and the voice of a horn exceeding loud ; and all the people that were in the camp trembled . * And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God ; and they stood at the nether part of the mount . * Now mount Sinai was altogether on 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 horn waxed louder and louder , Moses spoke , and God answered him by a voice . * And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai , to the top of the mount ; and the LORD called Moses 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 , that 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 didst charge us , saying : Set bounds about the mount , and sanctify it .' * And the LORD said unto him : 'Go , 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 told them .

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