1 T hen He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy of the leaders of Israel and worship from far away.

¶ And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship afar off.

2 B ut Moses alone may come near the Lord. The others should not come near and should not come up with him.”

And Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

3 M oses came and told the people all the Lord said and all the Laws. All the people answered with one voice, saying, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.”

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rights, and all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words which the LORD has said we will do.

4 M oses wrote all the words of the Lord. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve families of Israel.

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD and rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mount and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 T hen he sent young men of Israel, who gave burnt gifts and killed young bulls as gifts of peace given in worship to the Lord.

And he sent the young men of the sons of Israel, who had offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of bullocks unto the LORD.

6 M oses took half of the blood and put it in pots. The other half of the blood he put upon the altar.

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

7 T hen he took the Book of the Agreement and read it for the people to hear. They said, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken. We will obey.”

And he took the book of the covenant and read in the audience of the people, and they said, All that the LORD has said we will do, and we will hear.

8 S o Moses took the blood and put some on the people. He said, “See, the blood of the agreement, which the Lord has made with you in these words.”

Then 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 concerning all these words.

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

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

10 A nd they saw the God of Israel. The ground under His feet looked like sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.

and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone like unto the heaven when it is clear.

11 H e did not let His hand come against the leaders of Israel. But they saw God, and ate and drank. Moses on Mount Sinai

But he did not lay his hand upon the princes of the sons of Israel, and they saw God and ate and drank.

12 T he Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there. I will give you the pieces of stone with the Law which I have written for you to teach the people.”

¶ Then the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount and wait there, and I will give thee tables of stone and the law and commandments which I have written to teach them.

13 T hen Moses got up with his helper Joshua, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.

And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua, and Moses went up into the mount of God.

14 H e said to the leaders, “Wait here until we return to you. See, Aaron and Hur are with you. Let whoever has a problem go to them.”

And he said unto the elders, wait here for us until we come again unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has any matters to settle, let him come unto them.

15 T hen Moses went up on the mountain, which was covered with a cloud.

Then Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

16 T he shining-greatness of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai. And the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day He called to Moses from the cloud.

And the glory of the LORD abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days, and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 T o the people of Israel, the shining-greatness of the Lord looked like a fire that destroys on the mountain top.

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the sons of Israel.

18 M oses went into the cloud as he went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

And 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.