¹⁸ Mount Sinai was covered with smoke,^(A) because the Lord descended on it in fire.^(B) The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,^(C) and the whole mountain^[a] trembled^(D) violently. ¹⁹ As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice^(E) of God answered^(F) him.^[b]

²⁰ The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai^(G) and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up

⁴⁶ After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.^(A)