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Israel Affirms the Covenant

Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

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The Covenant Confirmed

Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

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And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.”

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Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.”

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So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the [a]judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord has said we will do.”

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Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules.a And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.”

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

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And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord.

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

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

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

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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 be obedient.”

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

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And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”

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

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On the Mountain with God

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

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

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and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very[b] heavens in its clarity.

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and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

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But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not [c]lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank.

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And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.”

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The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.”

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So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.

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So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

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And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.”

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And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.”

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

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

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Now the glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

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The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

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The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

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Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.

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

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Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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Exodus 24

Exodus 24