Exodus 24

1And unto Moses He said, `Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and ye have bowed yourselves afar off;'

1And he said to Moses, Go up to Jehovah, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship afar off.

2and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.

2And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

3And Moses cometh in, and recounteth to the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the judgments, and all the people answer--one voice, and say, `All the words which Jehovah hath spoken we do.'

3And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the judgments; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words that Jehovah has said will we do!

4And Moses writeth all the words of Jehovah, and riseth early in the morning, and buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel;

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

5and he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, and they cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings to Jehovah--calves.

5And he sent the youths of the children of Israel, and they offered up burnt-offerings, and sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offering of bullocks to Jehovah.

6And Moses taketh half of the blood, and putteth in basins, and half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar;

6And Moses took half the blood, and put [it] in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7and he taketh the Book of the Covenant, and proclaimeth in the ears of the people, and they say, `All that which Jehovah hath spoken we do, and obey.'

7And he took the book of the covenant, and read [it] in the ears of the people; and they said, All that Jehovah has said will we do, and obey!

8And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, `Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.'

8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant that Jehovah has made with you concerning all these words.

9And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

9And Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up;

10and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet <FI>is<Fi> as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;

10and they saw theGod of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were work of transparent sapphire, and as it were the form of heaven for clearness.

11and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink.

11And on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: they sawGod, and ate and drank.

12And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Come up unto Me to the mount, and be there, and I give to thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the command, which I have written to direct them.'

12And Jehovah said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the commandment that I have written, for their instruction.

13And Moses riseth--Joshua his minister also--and Moses goeth up unto the mount of God;

13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up to the mountain ofGod.

14and unto the elders he hath said, `Abide ye for us in this <FI>place<Fi> , until that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron and Hur <FI>are<Fi> with you--he who hath matters doth come nigh unto them.'

14And he said to the elders, Wait here for us, until we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matter, let him come before them.

15And Moses goeth up unto the mount, and the cloud covereth the mount;

15And Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

16and the honour of Jehovah doth tabernacle on mount Sinai, and the cloud covereth it six days, and He calleth unto Moses on the seventh day from the midst of the cloud.

16And the glory of Jehovah abode 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.

17And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;

17And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the children of Israel.

18and Moses goeth into the midst of the cloud, and goeth up unto the mount, and Moses is on the mount forty days and forty nights.

18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.