² They set out from ^(A)Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before ^(B)the mountain, ³ while ^(C)Moses went up to God. ^(D)The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: ^4 (E)‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how ^(F)I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. ⁵ Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be ^(G)my treasured possession among all peoples, for ^(H)all the earth is mine; ⁶ and you shall be to me a ^(I)kingdom of priests and ^(J)a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

⁷ So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. ^8 (K)All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. ⁹ And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you ^(L)in a thick cloud, that ^(M)the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also ^(N)believe you forever.”

When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord,

¹⁶ On the morning of the ^(A)third day there were ^(B)thunders and lightnings and ^(C)a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud ^(D)trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp ^(E)trembled. ¹⁷ Then ^(F)Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. ¹⁸ Now ^(G)Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and ^(H)the whole mountain trembled greatly. ¹⁹ And as the ^(I)sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and ^(J)God answered him in thunder. ²⁰ The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.