Exo 24 | NASB2020 | 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, “ ^aCome 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 approach the Lord, but they shall not approach, nor shall the people come up with him.”

3 Then Moses came and reported 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, “ ^eAll the words which the Lord has spoken we will do!” 4 And ^fMoses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an ^galtar ^{▼▼Lit beneath}at the foot of the mountain with twelve memorial stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, ⁱand they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed 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 ^{▼▼Lit in the ears of the people;}as the people listened; and they said, “ ^mAll that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!” 8 So ⁿMoses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Behold ^othe 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, ^sNadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10 and ^tthey saw the God of Israel; and under His feet ^{▼▼Lit like a pavement
,} ^vthere appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, ^{▼▼Lit and as}as clear as the sky itself. 11 Yet He did not reach out with His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and ^xthey saw God, and they ate and drank.

12 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and ^{▼▼Lit be}stay there, and ^zI will give you the stone tablets ^{▼▼Lit and}with the Law and the ^{▼▼Lit commandment}commandments which I have written for their instruction.” 13 So Moses got up ^{▼▼Lit and}along with ^adJoshua his ^{▼▼Or minister}servant, and Moses went up to ^afthe mountain of God. 14 But to the elders he said, “ ^agWait here for us until we return to you. And behold, ^ahAaron and Hur are with you; whoever ^{▼▼Lit is a master of matters}has a legal matter, have him approach them.” 15 Then Moses went up to the mountain, and ^ajthe cloud covered the mountain. 16 ^akThe glory of the Lord ^{▼▼Lit dwelt}settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He ^amcalled to Moses from the midst of the cloud. 17 ^anAnd to the eyes of the sons of Israel, the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a ^aoconsuming fire on the mountain top. 18 Then Moses entered the midst of the cloud ^{▼▼Lit and}as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain for ^aqforty days and forty nights.