Exodus 19:13-19

13No one should touch them. They must be stoned or shot with arrows. No matter whether it’s an animal or a person, it must not live. The people may go up the mountain ⌞only⌟ when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast.”

14After Moses went down the mountain to the people, he had them get ready, and they washed their clothes.

15Then Moses said to the people, “Be ready two days from now. Don’t disqualify yourselves by having sexual intercourse.”

16On the morning of the second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn ⌞was heard⌟. All the people in the camp shook with fear.

17Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

18All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had come down on it in fire. Smoke rose from the mountain like the smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.

19As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking, and the voice of God answered him.