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Israel at Mount Sinai

¹In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, ⚓they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. ²For they had departed from ⚓Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there before ⚓the mountain.
³And ⚓Moses went up to God, and the Lord⚓called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: ⁴⚓‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how⚓I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. ⁵Now ⚓therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and ⚓keep My covenant, then ⚓you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is⚓Mine. ⁶And you shall be to Me a ⚓kingdom of priests and a ⚓holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
⁷So Moses came and called for the ⚓elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. ⁸Then ⚓all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord. ⁹And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you ⚓in the thick cloud, ⚓that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.”
So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
¹⁰Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and ⚓consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. ¹¹And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. ¹²You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. ⚓Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. ¹³Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain.”
¹⁴So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. ¹⁵And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; ⚓do not come near your wives.”
¹⁶Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were ⚓thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp ⚓trembled. ¹⁷And Moses brought th⚓e people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. ¹⁸Now ⚓Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon ⚓it in fire. ⚓Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the ⚓whole mountain quaked greatly. ¹⁹And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, ⚓Moses spoke, and ⚓God answered him by voice. ²⁰Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
²¹And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through ⚓to gaze at the Lord, and many of them perish. ²²Also let the ⚓priests who come near the Lord⚓consecrate themselves, lest the Lord⚓break out against them.”
²³But Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying, ⚓‘Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it.’ ”
²⁴Then the Lord said to him, “Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the Lord, lest He break out against them.” ²⁵So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.

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以色列人在西奈山

¹以色列人出埃及地以后，第三个月的初一，就在那一天他们来到了西奈的旷野。 ²他们从利非订起程，来到西奈的旷野，在那里的山下安营。 ³摩西到上帝那里，耶和华从山上呼唤他说：“你要这样告诉雅各家，对以色列人说： ⁴‘我向埃及人所行的事，你们都看见了，我如鹰将你们背在翅膀上，带你们来归我。 ⁵如今你们若真的听从我的话，遵守我的约，就要在万民中作属我的子民⚓，因为全地都是我的。 ⁶你们要归我作祭司的国度，为神圣的国民。’这些话你要告诉以色列人。”
⁷摩西去召了百姓中的长老来，将耶和华吩咐他的话当面告诉他们。 ⁸百姓都同声回答：“凡耶和华所说的，我们一定遵行。”摩西就将百姓的话回覆耶和华。 ⁹耶和华对摩西说：“看哪，我要在密云中临到你那里，叫百姓在我与你说话的时候可以听见，就可以永远相信你了。”于是，摩西将百姓的话禀告耶和华。 ¹⁰耶和华对摩西说：“你往百姓那里去，使他们今天明天分别为圣，又叫他们洗衣服。 ¹¹第三天要预备好，因为第三天耶和华要在众百姓眼前降临在西奈山。 ¹²你要在山的周围给百姓划定界限，说：‘你们当谨慎，不可上山去，也不可摸山的边界。凡摸这山的，必被处死。 ¹³不可用手碰他，要用石头打死，或射死；无论是人是牲畜，都不可活。’到角声拉长的时候，他们才可到山脚来。” ¹⁴摩西下山到百姓那里去，使他们分别为圣，他们就洗衣服。 ¹⁵他对百姓说：“第三天要预备好；不可亲近女人。”
¹⁶到了第三天早晨，山上有雷轰、闪电和密云，并且角声非常响亮，营中的百姓尽都战抖。 ¹⁷摩西率领百姓出营迎见上帝，都站在山下。 ¹⁸西奈山全山冒烟，因为耶和华在火中降临山上。山的烟雾上腾，仿佛烧窑，整座山剧烈震动。 ¹⁹角声越来越响，摩西说话，上帝以声音回答他。 ²⁰耶和华降临在西奈山顶上，耶和华召摩西上山顶，摩西就上去了。 ²¹耶和华对摩西说：“你下去警告百姓，免得他们闯过来看耶和华，就会有许多人死亡。 ²²那些亲近耶和华的祭司也要把自己分别为圣，免得耶和华忽然出来击杀他们。” ²³摩西对耶和华说：“百姓不能上西奈山，因为你已经警告我们说：‘要在山的周围划定界限，使山成圣。’” ²⁴耶和华对他说：“下去吧，你要和亚伦一起上来；只是祭司和百姓不可闯上来到耶和华这里，免得耶和华忽然出来击杀他们。” ²⁵于是，摩西下到百姓那里告诉他们。