Exodus 24

1 And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

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 a distance.

2 And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

Moses alone shall come near to God, but they shall not come near, neither shall the people go up with him."

3 Then Moses came and put before the people all the words of the Lord and his laws: and all the people, answering with one voice, said, Whatever the Lord has said we will do.

Moses came and told the people all the words of God, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which the LORD has spoken will we do."

4 Then Moses put down in writing all the words of the Lord, and he got up early in the morning and made an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 And he sent some of the young men of the children of Israel to make burned offerings and peace-offerings of oxen to the Lord.

He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to God.

6 And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins; draining out half of the blood over the altar.

Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7 And he took the book of the agreement, reading it in the hearing of the people: and they said, Everything which the Lord has said we will do, and we will keep his laws.

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 will we do, and be obedient."

8 Then Moses took the blood and let it come on the people, and said, This blood is the sign of the agreement which the Lord has made with you in these words.

Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you concerning all these words."

9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the chiefs of Israel went up:

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

10 And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.

They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.

11 And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink.

He did not lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.

12 And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me on the mountain, and take your place there: and I will give you the stones on which I have put in writing the law and the orders, so that you may give the people knowledge of them.

The 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 the commands that I have written, that you may teach them."

13 Then Moses and Joshua his servant got up; and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

Moses rose up with Joshua, his servant, and Moses went up onto God's Mountain.

14 And he said to the chiefs, Keep your places here till we come back to you: Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has any cause let him go to them.

He said to the elders, "Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them."

15 And Moses went up into the mountain, and it was covered by the cloud.

Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

16 And the glory of the Lord was resting on Mount Sinai, and the cloud was over it for six days; and on the seventh day he said Moses' name out of the cloud.

The glory of God settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 And the glory of the Lord was like a flame on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel.

The appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

18 And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.

Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.