Chapter 19

In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth² out of the land of Egypt, the same day came¹ they [into] the wilderness of Sinai.

For they were departed⁴ from Rephidim, and were come⁴ [to] the desert of Sinai, and had pitched⁴ in the wilderness; and there Israel camped⁴ before the mount.

And Moses went up¹ unto God, and the LORD called⁴ unto him out of the mountain, saying,² Thus shalt thou say⁴ to the house of Jacob, and tell⁵⁵ the children of Israel;

Ye have seen¹ what I did¹ unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare⁴ you on eagles' wings, and brought⁵⁵ you unto myself.

Now therefore, if ye will obey⁴ my voice indeed,² and keep¹ my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak¹⁷ unto the children of Israel.

And Moses came⁴ and called⁴ for the elders of the people, and laid⁴ before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded¹⁴ him.

And all the people answered⁴ together, and said,⁴ All that the LORD hath spoken¹⁴ we will do.⁴ And Moses returned⁵⁵ the words of the people unto the LORD.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Lo, I come⁶ unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear⁴ when I speak¹⁵ with thee, and believe⁵⁵ thee for ever. And Moses told⁵⁵ the words of the people unto the LORD.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Go³ unto the people, and sanctify¹⁴ them to day and to morrow, and let them wash¹⁴ their clothes,

And be ready¹² against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down⁴ in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

And thou shalt set bounds⁵² unto the people round about, saying,² Take heed¹⁰ to yourselves, [that ye] go [not] up² into the mount, or touch² the border of it: whosoever toucheth⁶ the mount shall be surely² put to death:⁹³

There shall not an hand touch⁴ it, but he shall surely² be stoned,¹¹ or shot¹¹ through;² whether [it be] beast or man, it shall not live:⁴ when the trumpet soundeth long,² they shall come up⁴ to the mount.

And Moses went down⁴ from the mount unto the people, and sanctified¹⁷ the people; and they washed¹⁷ their clothes.

And he said⁴ unto the people, Be³ ready¹² against the third day: come⁴ not at [your] wives.

And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.⁴

And Moses brought forth⁵⁵ the people out of the camp to meet² with God; and they stood¹⁰¹ at the nether part of the mount.

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke,¹ because ⁸³⁴ the LORD descended¹ upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended⁴ as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked⁴ greatly.

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long,⁶ and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake,¹⁷ and God answered⁴ him by a voice.

And the LORD came down⁴ upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called⁴ Moses [up] to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Go down,³ charge⁵⁴ the people, lest they break through⁴ unto the LORD to gaze,² and many of them perish.¹

And let the priests also, which come near¹² to the LORD, sanctify¹⁰¹ themselves, lest the LORD break forth⁴ upon them.

And Moses said⁴ unto the LORD, The people cannot ^{3201 4} come up² to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst⁵² us, saying,² Set bounds⁵⁴ about the mount, and sanctify¹⁴ it.

And the LORD said⁴ unto him, Away,³ get thee down,³ and thou shalt come up,¹ thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through⁴ to come up² unto the LORD, lest he break forth⁴ upon them.

So Moses went down⁴ unto the people, and spake⁴ unto them.