The Covenant Sealed 1 Brenton And to Moses he said, Go up to the Lord, thou and Aaron and Nadab and Abiud, and seventy of the elders of Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
2 Brenton And Moses alone shall draw nigh to God; and they shall not draw nigh, and the people shall not come up with them. BSB BSB: Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
5 Brenton And he sent forth the young men of the children of Israel, and they offered whole burnt-offerings, and they sacrificed young calves as a peace-offering to God. BSB BSB: Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
6 Brenton And Moses took half the blood and poured it into bowls, and half the blood he poured out upon the altar. BSB BSB: Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.
7 Brenton And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the ears of the people, and they said, All things whatsoever the Lord has spoken we will do and hearken therein. BSB BSB: Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
8 Brenton And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words. BSB BSB: So Moses took the blood, splattered 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.”
9 Brenton And Moses went up, and Aaron, and Nadab and Abiud, and seventy of the elders of Israel. BSB BSB: Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
10 Brenton And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity. BSB BSB: and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
11 Brenton And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not even one missing, and they appeared in the place of God, and did eat and drink. BSB BSB: But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
Moses on the Mountain 12 Brenton And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, the law and the commandments, which I have written to give them laws. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
13 Brenton And Moses rose up and Joshua his attendant, and they went up into the mount of God. BSB BSB: So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
14 Brenton And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Or are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them. BSB BSB: And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
15 Brenton And Moses and Joshua went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. BSB BSB: When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
16 Brenton And the glory of God came down upon the mount Sina, and the cloud covered it six days; and the Lord called Moses on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud. BSB BSB: and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
17 Brenton And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of Israel. BSB BSB: And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
18 Brenton And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up to the mountain, and was there in the mountain forty days and forty nights. BSB BSB: Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.