19In the third month from the very day the Israelites left the land of Egypt, they came to the Sinai Wilderness. ²They traveled from Rephidim, came to the Sinai Wilderness, and camped in the wilderness. Israel camped there in front of the mountain.^h

³Moses went up the mountain to God, and the Lord calledⁱ to him from the mountain: “This is what you must say to the house of Jacob and explain to the Israelites: ⁴‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.^j ⁵Now if you will carefully listen to me and keep my covenant,^k you will be my own possession^l out of all the peoples, although the whole earth is mine, ⁶and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’^m These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.”

⁷After Moses came back, he summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. ⁸Then all the people responded together, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.”ⁿ So Moses brought the people’s words back to the Lord.

⁹The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,^o so that the people will hear when I speak^p with you and will always believe you.” Moses reported the people’s words to the Lord, ¹⁰and the Lord told Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes^q ¹¹and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.^r

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Cross references

h Ex 3:1; 17:1,8
i Ex 3:4; Ac 7:38
j Dt 29:2; Is 63:9
k Ex 15:26; Dt 5:2
l Dt 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Ps 135:4; Ti 2:14
m Dt 26:19; Is 62:12; 1Pt 2:5,9
n Ex 24:3,7; Dt 5:27
o Ex 24:15–16; Mt 17:5
p Dt 4:12,36; Jn 12:29
q Gn 35:2; Lv 11:44–45; Heb 10:22
r Ex 19:16; 34:5