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Exo.|19:1|-|In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that very day they came into the wilderness of |a|Sinai.
Exo.|19:2|-|And when they had journeyed from Rephidim and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped in front of the mountain.
Exo.|19:3|-|And Moses |1|went up to God, and Jehovah |a|called to him out of the mountain, saying, Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob and tell the children of Israel:
Exo.|19:4|-|You have |a|seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on |1b|eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
Exo.|19:5|-|Now therefore if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My |a|covenant, then you shall be My |1b|personal treasure from among all peoples, for |c|all the earth is Mine.
Exo.|19:6|-|And you shall be to Me a |1|kingdom of |a|priests and a |1b|holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the children of Israel.
Exo.|19:7|-|So Moses came and called for the elders of the people and set before them all these words which Jehovah had commanded him.
Exo.|19:8|-|And all the people answered together and said, |1|All that Jehovah has spoken |a|we will do. And Moses brought back the words of the people to Jehovah.
Exo.|19:9|-|And Jehovah said to Moses, I am coming to you in a thick |a|cloud, that the people may |b|hear when I speak with you and may also |c|believe you forever. Then Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah,
Exo.|19:10|-|And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and |1a|sanctify them today and tomorrow; and have them wash their garments,
Exo.|19:11|-|And be ready for the |1|third day; for on the third day Jehovah will |a|come down on |2|Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Exo.|19:12|-|And you shall set |1|limits for the people all around, saying, Be careful that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it. Whoever touches the |a|mountain shall surely be put to death.
Exo.|19:13|-|No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be |a|stoned or shot through; whether beast or man, he shall not live. When the |b|trumpet sounds a long blast, they may come up on the mountain.
Exo.|19:14|-|And Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their garments.
Exo.|19:15|-|And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day. Do not go |a|near a woman.
Exo.|19:16|-|And on the third day, when it was morning, there was |a|thunder and lightning, and a thick |b|cloud upon the mountain, and a very loud |c|trumpet sound; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Exo.|19:17|-|And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the base of the mountain.
Exo.|19:18|-|Now the whole of Mount Sinai smoked because Jehovah descended upon it in |a|fire, and its |b|smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace; and the whole mountain |c|shook greatly.
Exo.|19:19|-|And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God |a|answered him |1|in thunder.
Exo.|19:20|-|And Jehovah came down upon |a|Mount Sinai at the top of the mountain, and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mountain; and Moses went up.
Exo.|19:21|-|Then Jehovah said to Moses, Go down; charge the people not to break through to Jehovah to |a|look, lest many of them perish.
Exo.|19:22|-|And let the priests who come |a|near to Jehovah also sanctify themselves, so that Jehovah does not |b|break forth upon them.
Exo.|19:23|-|And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You charged us, saying, Set limits around the mountain, and sanctify it.
Exo.|19:24|-|And Jehovah said to him, Go, get down; then you shall come up again, you and Aaron with you; but do not let the priests and the people force a way through to come up to Jehovah, so that He does not break forth upon them.
Exo.|19:25|-|So Moses went down to the people and told them.
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