Exodus 24

1 He said to Moses, "Come up to YHWH, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

And unto Moses He said: 'Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off;

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

and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.'

3 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 YHWH has spoken will we do."

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said: 'All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do.'

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

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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

And he sent the young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

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

And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.

7 He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, "All that YHWH has spoken will we do, and be obedient."

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'

8 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."

And 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 in agreement with all these words.'

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

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

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

and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the very heaven for clearness.

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

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel He laid not His hand; and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.

12 YHWH 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."

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Come up to Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.'

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

And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God.

14 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."

And unto the elders he said: 'Tarry ye here for us, until we come back unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.'

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

And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.

16 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.

And 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.

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

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

18 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.

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.