19On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt^a—on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai.^b ²After they set out from Rephidim,^c they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.^d

³Then Moses went up to God,^e and the Lord called^f to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ⁴‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,^g and how I carried you on eagles’ wings^h and brought you to myself.ⁱ ⁵Now if you obey me fully^j and keep my covenant,^k then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.^l Although the whole earth^m is mine, ⁶you^a will be for me a kingdom of priestsⁿ and a holy nation.’^o These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

⁷So Moses went back and summoned the elders^p of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak.^q ⁸The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.”^r So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.

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Footnotes

aOr possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6You

Cross references

aSee Ex 6:6
b Nu 1:1; 3:14; 33:15
cSee Ex 17:1
dSee ver 17; See Ex 3:1; Dt 5:2–4
e Ex 20:21
fSee Ex 3:4; See 25:22; Ac 7:38
g Dt 29:2; Jos 24:7
h Dt 32:11; Ps 103:5; Isa 40:31; Jer 4:13; 48:40; Rev 12:14
i Dt 33:12; Isa 31:5; Eze 16:6
j Ex 15:26; Dt 6:3; Ps 78:10; Jer 7:23
kSee Ge 17:9; See Ex 3:1
lSee Ex 8:22; See 34:9; See Dt 8:1; See Tit 2:14
mSee Ex 9:29; 1 Co 10:26
n Isa 61:6; 66:21; See 1 Pe 2:5
o Ge 18:19; Lev 11:44–45; Dt 4:37; 7:6; 26:19; 28:9; 29:13; 33:3; Isa 4:3; 62:12; Jer 2:3; Am 3:2
p Ex 18:12; Lev 4:15; 9:1; Nu 16:25
q Ex 4:30; 1 Sa 8:10
r Ex 24:3, 7; Dt 5:27; 26:17