⁵ Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves,^(A) for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things^(B) among you.”

¹³ “Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves^(A) in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

⁷ “‘Consecrate yourselves^(A) and be holy,^(B) because I am the Lord your God.^(C)

⁵ Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate^(A) yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

¹⁰ And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate^(A) them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes^{(B) 11} and be ready by the third day,^(C) because on that day the Lord will come down^(D) on Mount Sinai^(E) in the sight of all the people. ¹² Put limits^(F) for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. ¹³ They are to be stoned^(G) or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn^(H) sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”^(I)

¹⁴ After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.^{(J) 15} Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain^(K) from sexual relations.”

³ Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

Aaron remained silent.