1And He said to Moses, Come up to Jehovah, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and prostrate yourselves from a distance. 2And Moses alone shall approach Jehovah, but they shall not approach; nor shall the people go up with him. 3And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words which Jehovah has spoken we will do. 4And Moses wrote all the Words of Jehovah. And he arose early in the morning, and built an altar at the base of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and slaughtered oxen for sacrifices of peace unto Jehovah. 6And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7And he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the ears of the people. And they said, All that Jehovah has spoken we will do and obey. 8And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, This is the blood of the covenant which Jehovah has made with you according to all these words. 9And Moses went up, along with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the essence of the heavens in its clarity. 11And He did not let loose His hand against the nobles of the children of Israel. And they saw God, and they ate and drank. 12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the Law and commandments which I have written, to teach them. 13And Moses arose with Joshua who ministered, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. 14And he said to the elders, Wait here for us until we return to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur, who are rulers, are with you. Whoever has a matter, let him go to them. 15And Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. 16And the glory of Jehovah settled down upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He summoned Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17The appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel. 18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.