1 A nd he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:

God said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders, and worship at a distance.

2 a nd Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

Moses alone shall come near the Lord; the others shall not come near, and neither shall the people come up with him.

3 A nd Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do.

Moses came and told the people all that the Lord had said and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, All that the Lord has spoken we will do.

4 A nd Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. He rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing Israel’s twelve tribes.

5 A nd he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.

And he sent young Israelite men, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord.

6 A nd Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.

7 A nd he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.

Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people; and they said, All that the Lord has said we will do, and we will be obedient.

8 A nd Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.

And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.

9 T hen went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

10 A nd they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.

And they saw the God of Israel, and under His feet it was like pavement of bright sapphire stone, like the very heavens in clearness.

11 A nd upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.

And upon the nobles of the Israelites He laid not His hand; but they saw God, and ate and drank.

12 A nd Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.

And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to Me into the mountain and be there, and I will give you tables of stone, with the law and the commandments which I have written that you may teach them.

13 A nd Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

So Moses rose up with Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

14 A nd he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.

And he said to the elders, Tarry here for us until we come back to you; remember, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a cause, let him go to them.

15 A nd Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.

Then Moses went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

16 A nd the glory of Jehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 A nd the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

And the glory of the Lord appeared to the Israelites like devouring fire on the top of the mountain.

18 A nd Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and nights.