Deuteronomy 5:23-31

23Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

24You said, “The Lord our God has shown us his great glory and we have heard him speak from the middle of the fire. It is now clear to us that God can speak to human beings and they can keep on living.

25But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!

26Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?

27You go near so that you can hear everything the Lord our God is saying and then you can tell us whatever he says to you; then we will pay attention and do it.”

28When the Lord heard you speaking to me, he said to me, “I have heard what these people have said to you – they have spoken well.

29If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.

30Go and tell them, ‘Return to your tents!’

31But as for you, remain here with me so I can declare to you all the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that you are to teach them, so that they can carry them out in the land I am about to give them.”