Chapter 24

And unto Moses He said, `Come up unto Yehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and ye have bowed yourselves afar off;`

and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Yehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.

And Moses cometh in, and recounteth to the people all the words of Yehovah, and all the judgments, and all the people answer -- one voice, and say, `All the words which Yehovah hath spoken we do.`

And Moses writeth all the words of Yehovah, and riseth early in the morning, and buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel;

and he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, and they cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings to Yehovah -- calves.

And Moses taketh half of the blood, and putteth in basins, and half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar;

and he taketh the Book of the Covenant, and proclaimeth in the ears of the people, and they say, `All that which Yehovah hath spoken we do, and obey.`

And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, `Lo, the blood of the covenant which Yehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.`

And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

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;

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.

And Yehovah 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.`

And Moses riseth -- Joshua his minister also -- and Moses goeth up unto the mount of God;

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.`

And Moses goeth up unto the mount, and the cloud covereth the mount;

and the honour of Yehovah 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.

And the appearance of the honour of Yehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;

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.