| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Now 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. | 1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. |
| 2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.” | 2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. |
| 3So Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the LORD has said we will do.” | 3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. |
| 4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And 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 all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. |
| 5Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. | 5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. |
| 6And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. | 6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. |
| 7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the LORD has said we will do, and be obedient.” | 7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. |
| 8And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you according to all these words.” | 8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. |
| 9Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, | 9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: |
| 10and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. | 10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. |
| 11But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank. | 11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. |
| 12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.” | 12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. |
| 13So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. | 13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. |
| 14And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.” | 14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. |
| 15Then Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. | 15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. |
| 16Now the glory of the LORD rested 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. | 16And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. |
| 17The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. | 17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. |
| 18So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | 18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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