| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then 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. | 1But to Moses the LORD said, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance. |
| 2Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” | 2Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him." |
| 3Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do.” | 3Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and all the decisions. All the people answered together, "We are willing to do all the words that the LORD has said," |
| 4And 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. | 4and Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones--according to the twelve tribes of Israel. |
| 5And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. | 5He sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings to the LORD. |
| 6And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. | 6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar. |
| 7Then 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.” | 7He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said, "We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken." |
| 8And 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.” | 8So Moses took the blood and splashed it on the people and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words." |
| 9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, | 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, |
| 10and 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. | 10and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself. |
| 11And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. | 11But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank. |
| 12The 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.” | 12The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me to the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments that I have written, so that you may teach them." |
| 13So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. | 13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God. |
| 14And 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.” | 14He told the elders, "Wait for us in this place until we return to you. Here are Aaron and Hur with you. Whoever has any matters of dispute can approach them." |
| 15Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. | 15Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. |
| 16The 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. | 16The glory of the LORD resided on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud. |
| 17Now 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. | 17Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view of the people. |
| 18Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | 18Moses went into the cloud when he went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. |
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