The Covenant Ceremony
1 And 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;'
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
1 Then He said to Moses, “(A)Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, (B)Nadab and Abihu and (C)seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance.
1 Then He said to Moses, “Go up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and 70 of Israel’s elders,(A) and bow in worship at a distance.
1 The LORD told Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance.
2 and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
2 Moses alone, however, shall come near to the Lord, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
2 Moses alone is to approach the Lord, but the others are not to approach, and the people are not to go up with him.”
2 Only Moses is to approach the LORD, but the others are not to approach; the people are not to come up with him."
3 And 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.'
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
3 Then Moses came and recounted to the people all the words of the Lord and all the (a)ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice and said, “(D)All the words which the Lord has spoken we will do!”
3 Moses came and told the people all the commands of the Lord and all the ordinances. Then all the people responded with a single voice, “We will do everything that the Lord has commanded.”(B)
3 Then Moses came and reported all the words of the LORD and all the statutes to the people, and they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has decreed."
4 And 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;
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
4 (E)Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he arose early in the morning, and built an (F)altar (b)at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
4 And Moses wrote(C) down all the words of the Lord. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and 12 pillars for the 12 tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
4 So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
5 and 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.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
5 He sent young men of the sons of Israel, (G)and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the Lord.
5 Then he sent out young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed bulls as fellowship offerings to the Lord.
5 He sent young Israeli men to offer up burnt offerings and sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
6 And Moses taketh half of the blood, and putteth in basins, and half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar;
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
6 (H)Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
6 Moses took half the blood and set it in basins; the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
6 Moses took half the blood and put it in bowls, while he sprinkled the other half on the altar.
7 and 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.'
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
7 Then he took (I)the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, “(J)All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!”
7 He then took the covenant scroll and read it aloud to the people. They responded, “We will do and obey everything that the Lord has commanded.”
7 He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will put into practice and obey everything that the LORD has decreed."
8 And 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.'
8 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 concerning all these words.
8 So (K)Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Behold (L)the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has (c)made with you (d)in accordance with all these words.”
8 Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.”(D)
8 Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD made with you based on all these words."
9 And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
9 Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and 70 of Israel’s elders,
9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel went up
10 and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet is as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
10 and (N)they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet (f)(O)there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, (g)as clear as the sky itself.
10 and they saw(E) the God of Israel. Beneath His feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire(a) stone, as clear as the sky itself.(F)
10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky.
11 and 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.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
11 Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and (P)they saw God, and they ate and drank.
11 Because God did not punish the Israeli leaders, they looked at God, yet lived to eat and drink.
Forty Days And Nights On Mount Sinai
12 And 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.'
12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
12 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and (h)remain there, and (Q)I will give you the stone tablets (i)with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction.”
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there so that I may give you the stone tablets(H) with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
12 Then the LORD told Moses, "Go up to me on the mountain and stay there. I'll give you stone tablets with the instruction and law that I've written to teach the people."
14 and unto the elders he hath said, 'Abide ye for us in this place, until that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron and Hur are with you -- he who hath matters doth come nigh unto them.'
14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
14 But to the elders he said, “(T)Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, (U)Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever (l)has a legal matter, let him approach them.”
14 He told the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute should go to them.”
14 He told the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you, and whoever has a dispute, let him come to them."
Moses Meets With God
16 and 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.
16 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.
16 (W)The glory of the Lord (m)rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He (X)called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.
16 The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day He called to Moses from the cloud.(K)
16 The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. Then on the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud.
17 And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;
17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
17 (Y)And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a (Z)consuming fire on the mountain top.
17 The appearance of the Lord’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire(L) on the mountaintop.
17 To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
18 and 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.
18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
18 Moses entered the midst of the cloud (n)as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain (AA)forty days and forty nights.
18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he remained on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.(M)
18 When Moses went up on the mountain, he went into the center of the cloud and was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.