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15 He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.”

The Great Theophany. 16 (A)On the morning of the third day there were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast of the shofar,[a] so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 But Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:16 Shofar: a ram’s horn used like a trumpet for signaling both for liturgical and military purposes.

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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