8 And all the people answered with one accord, saying, 'All that the Lord has said, we will do [and be obedient.' And Moses brought the words of the people to the Lord.

9 And the Lord said to Moses, 'Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear how I speak to you, and believe you forever.' And Moses declared the words of the people to the Lord.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, 'Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow; let them wash their garments;

11 To be ready for the third day: for on the third day the Lord shall come down before the eyes of all the people on Mount Sinai;

12 And draw a line for the people on all sides, and say, 'Beware of going up into the mountain, and touching the foot thereof; whosoever toucheth the mountain shall be put to death;

13 Let no hand touch him, but let them stone him, or shoot him with an arrow. whether it be cattle or man, let him not live; and they may ascend the mountain during the sound of the trumpet.

14 And Moses came down down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people, and they washed their garments.

15 And he said to the people, 'Be ready for the third day; Do not touch your wives.

16 And on the third day, when morning came, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud over Mount [Sinai], and the sound of the trumpet was very strong; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and stood at the foot of the mountain.

18 And Mount Sinai was all smoking, because the Lord had come down upon it in fire; and smoke went up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently;

19 And the sound of the trumpet became stronger and stronger. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.

20 And the Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and the Lord called Moses on the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

21 And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down and confirm to the people, that they may not rush to the LORD to see him, and that many of them may not fall;