Exodus 24

The Covenant Sealed

1Then the LORD saidH559 toH413 MosesH4872, “Come upH5927 toH413 the LORDH3068—youH859 and AaronH175, NadabH5070 and AbihuH30, and seventyH7657 of Israel’sH3478 eldersH2205—and you are to worshipH7812 at a distanceH7350. 2MosesH4872 aloneH905H413 shall approachH5066 the LORDH3068, but the othersH1992 must notH3808 come nearH5066. And the peopleH5971 may notH3808 go upH5927 with himH5973.”

3When MosesH4872 cameH935 and toldH5608 the peopleH5971 allH3605 the wordsH1697 andH3605 ordinancesH4941 of the LORDH3068, they allH3605 respondedH6030 with oneH259H559 voiceH6963: “AllH3605 the wordsH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696, we will doH6213.”

4And MosesH4872 wrote downH3789 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LORDH3068.

Early the next morningH1242 he got upH7925 and builtH1129 an altarH4196 at the base ofH8478 the mountainH2022, along with twelveH8147H6240 pillarsH4676 for the twelveH8147H6240 tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478. 5Then he sent outH7971 some young menH5288 of IsraelH3478H1121, and they offeredH5927 burnt offeringsH5930 and sacrificedH2076 young bullsH6499 as peaceH8002 offeringsH2077 to the LORDH3068.

6MosesH4872 tookH3947 halfH2677 of the bloodH1818 and putH7760 it in bowlsH101, and the other halfH2677H1818 he splatteredH2236 onH5921 the altarH4196. 7Then he tookH3947 the BookH5612 of the CovenantH1285 and read itH7121H241 to the peopleH5971, who repliedH559, “AllH3605 thatH834 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696 we will doH6213, and we will be obedientH8085.”

8So MosesH4872 tookH3947 the bloodH1818, splatteredH2236 it onH5921 the peopleH5971, and saidH559, “ThisH2009 is the bloodH1818 of the covenantH1285 thatH834 the LORDH3068 has madeH3772 with youH5973 in accordance withH5921 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697.”1

9Then MosesH4872 went upH5927 with AaronH175, NadabH5070 and AbihuH30, and seventyH7657 of the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, 10and they sawH7200 the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. UnderH8478 His feetH7272 was a workH4639 like a pavementH3843 made of sapphireH5601H6106, as clearH2892 as the sky itselfH8064. 11ButH413 GodH430 did notH3808 layH7971 His handH3027 on the noblesH678 of IsraelH3478; they sawH2372 HimH853, and they ateH398 and drankH8354.

Moses on the Mountain

12Then the LORDH3068 saidH559 toH413 MosesH4872, “Come upH5927 to MeH413 on the mountainH2022 and stayH1961 hereH8033, so that I may giveH5414 you the tabletsH3871 of stoneH68, with the lawH8451 and commandmentsH4687 I have writtenH3789 for their instructionH3384.”

13So MosesH4872 set outH6965 with JoshuaH3091 his attendantH8334 and went upH5927H4872 onH413 the mountainH2022 of GodH430. 14AndH413 he saidH559 to the eldersH2205, “WaitH3427 hereH2088 for us untilH5704 we returnH7725 to youH413. AaronH175 and HurH2354 are hereH2009 with youH5973. WhoeverH4310H1167 has a disputeH1697 can goH5066 to themH413.”

15When MosesH4872H413 went upH5927 on the mountainH2022, the cloudH6051 covered itH3680H2022, 16and the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 settledH7931 onH5921 MountH2022 SinaiH5514. For sixH8337 daysH3117 the cloudH6051 covered itH3680, and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the LORD calledH7121 toH413 MosesH4872 from withinH8432 the cloudH6051. 17And the sightH4758 of the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 was like a consumingH398 fireH784 on the mountaintopH7218H2022 in the eyesH5869 of the IsraelitesH1121H3478.

18MosesH4872 enteredH935H8432 the cloudH6051 as he went upH5927 onH413 the mountainH2022, and heH4872 remainedH1961 on the mountainH2022 fortyH705 daysH3117 and fortyH705 nightsH3915.