¹⁹ As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.

¹⁶ On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled.

²¹ Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, “I am terrified and trembling.”^[a]

¹³ No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.^[a]”