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15 He told the people, “Be ready for the third day; don’t go near a woman.”[a]

The Lord Appears on Mount Sinai

16 When morning came on the third day, there was thunder and lightning, with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and the very loud sound of a ram’s horn. All the people in the camp trembled. 17 Moses brought the people from the camp to meet God, and they stood at the base of the mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:15 I.e. to have sexual relations

15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain(A) from sexual relations.”

16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder(B) and lightning, with a thick cloud(C) over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.(D) Everyone in the camp trembled.(E) 17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.(F)

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