Exod 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.
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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.
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And Moses went up to God, and YHWH called to him out of the mountain, saying, Thus
shall you say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
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You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles` wings, and
brought you to myself.
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Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall
be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
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and 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.
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And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these
words which YHWH commanded him.
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And all the people answered together, and said, All that YHWH has spoken we will do.
And Moses reported the words of the people to YHWH.
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And YHWH said to Moses, Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may
hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you for ever. And Moses told the
words of the people to YHWH.
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And YHWH said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow,
and let them wash their garments,
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and be ready against the third day; for the third day YHWH will come down in the sight
of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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And you shall set bounds to the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves,
that you go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whoever touches the
mount shall be surely put to death:
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no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it
be beast or man, he shall not live: when the trumpet sounds long, they shall come
up to the mount.
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And Moses went down from the mount to the people, and sanctified the people; and they
washed their garments.
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And he said to the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.
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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 trumpet exceeding
loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.
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And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at
the nether part of the mount.
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And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because YHWH descended upon it in fire;
and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked
greatly.
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And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered
him by a voice.
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And YHWH came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and YHWH called Moses
to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
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And YHWH said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to YHWH
to gaze, and many of them perish.
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And let the priests also, that come near to YHWH, sanctify themselves, lest YHWH break
forth upon them.
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And Moses said to YHWH, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for you did charge
us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
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And YHWH said to him, Go, get you down; and you shall come up, you, and Aaron with
you: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up to YHWH, lest
he break forth upon them.
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So Moses went down to the people, and told them.