Exo 24 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then He said to Moses , “ Come up to the Lord , you and Aaron , Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel , and you shall worship at a distance .

‏ Exodus 24

People Affirm Their Covenant with God

1 Then He said to Moses, ^a“Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, ^bNadab and Abihu and ^cseventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance. 2 “Moses alone, however, shall come near to the Lord, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”

3 Then Moses came and recounted to the people all the words of the Lord and all the ^{▼▼ Or judgments}ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice and said, ^e“All the words which the Lord has spoken we will do!” 4 ^fMoses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he arose early in the morning, and built an ^galtar ^{▼▼ Lit under}at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 He sent young men of the sons of Israel, ⁱand they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the Lord. 6 ^jMoses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 Then he took ^kthe book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, ^l“All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!” 8 So ^mMoses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Behold ⁿthe blood of the covenant, which the Lord has ^{▼▼ Lit cut}made with you ^{▼▼ Lit on all}in accordance with all these words.”

9 Then Moses went up ^{▼▼ Lit and}with Aaron, ^rNadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10 and ^sthey saw the God of Israel; and under His feet ^{▼▼ Lit like a pavement
,} ^uthere appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, ^{▼▼ Lit and as}as clear as the sky itself. 11 Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and ^wthey saw God, and they ate and drank.

12 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and ^{▼▼ Lit be}remain there, and ^yI will give you the stone tablets ^{▼▼ Lit and}with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction.” 13 So Moses arose ^{▼▼ Lit and}with ^abJoshua his ^{▼▼ Or minister}servant, and Moses went up to ^adthe mountain of God. 14 But to the elders he said, ^ae“Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, ^afAaron and Hur are with you; whoever ^{▼▼ Lit is a master of matters}has a legal matter, let him approach them.” 15 Then Moses went up to the mountain, and ^ahthe cloud covered the mountain. 16 ^aiThe glory of the Lord ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt}rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He ^akcalled to Moses from the midst of the cloud. 17 ^alAnd to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a ^amconsuming fire on the mountain top. 18 Moses entered the midst of the cloud ^{▼▼ Lit and}as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain ^aoforty days and forty nights.