| NET Bible | International Standard 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. | 1The LORD told Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel, and 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." | 2Only Moses is to approach the LORD, but the others are not to approach; the people are not to 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," | 3Then Moses came and reported all the words of the LORD and all the statutes to the people, and they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has decreed." |
| 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. | 4So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain. |
| 5He sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings to the LORD. | 5He sent young Israeli men to offer up burnt offerings and sacrifice bulls as peace 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 the blood and put it in bowls, while he sprinkled the other half on 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." | 7He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will put into practice and obey everything that the LORD has decreed." |
| 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 took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD made with you based on all these words." |
| 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, | 9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the 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 sapphire, as clear 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. | 11Because God did not punish the Israeli leaders, they looked at God, yet lived to eat and drink. |
| 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." | 12Then the LORD told Moses, "Go up to me on the mountain and stay there. I'll give you stone tablets with the instruction and law that I've written to teach the people." |
| 13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God. | 13So Moses got up, along with Joshua his servant, and 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 told the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you, and whoever has a dispute, let him come 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. | 16The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. Then 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 plain view of the people. | 17To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was 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. | 18When Moses went up on the mountain, he went into the center of the cloud and was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. |
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