| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 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. | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You are to worship at a distance, |
| 2Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him." | 2but Moses alone is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near. And the people may not come up with him." |
| 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," | 3When Moses went and told the people all the LORD's words and laws, they responded with one voice, "Everything the LORD has said we will do." |
| 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. | 4Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel. |
| 5He sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings to the LORD. | 5Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings to the LORD. |
| 6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar. | 6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar. |
| 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." | 7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, "We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey." |
| 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." | 8Moses then took the blood, sprinkled 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." |
| 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy 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. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself. | 10and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. |
| 11But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank. | 11But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. |
| 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." | 12The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction." |
| 13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God. | 13Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. |
| 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." | 14He said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them." |
| 15Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. | 15When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, |
| 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. | 16and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD 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 plain view of the people. | 17To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. |
| 18Moses went into the cloud when he went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | 18Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. |
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