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And it came to pass that all the people of Israel saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the shofar, and the mountain smoking;
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And when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off, and they said unto Moses and Zipporah: Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not Ha’Elohima speak with us, lest we die.
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And Moses said unto the people: Fear not; for Ha’Elohim is come to prove you, and that reverence to YHVHa may be before your faces, that ye walk in teshuvahb.
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where Ha’Elohim was.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH said unto Moses and Zipporah: Thus thou shalt say unto my children, Israel: Ye have seen that I have talked with you from the heavens.
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An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen;
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And in all places where I record HaShema I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
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And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it:
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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy shamea be not discovered thereon.
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¶ And it came to pass that the Voicea spake unto Moses and Zipporah, saying: Come up unto YHVH, Moses and Zipporah; and bring with thee Aaron, Miriam, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the Elders of Israel, thirty-five of the males and thirty-five of the females; and worship ye afar off.
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And Moses and Zipporah, alone shall come near YHVH; but they shall not come nigh; and the people shall not go up with thee.
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And Moses and Zipporah came and told the people all the words of YHVH and all the charge;
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And all the people answered with one voicea and said: All the words which YHVH hath said will we do.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses wrote the Word of YHVHa, and he and Zipporah, his wife, rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill even as they were instructed;
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And they put around the altar twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
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And Moses sent young men of Israel, which offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto YHVH;
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And Zipporah sent young women of Israel to give of the offering that none of the meat was wasted.
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And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins; and half of the blood he gave unto the young women of Israel, and these poured the libations upon the altar.
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And Moses took the Book of the Testimony and read in the audience of the people; and they said: All that YHVH hath said will we do and be obedienta.
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And Moses had them take the meat from the altar and gave it unto the young men and the young women of Israel and they went and gave meat unto all of Israel that all should eat.
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And Moses held up the Book of the Testimony and said unto the people: Behold the blood of the covenant, which YHVH hath made with you concerning all these words.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses and Aaron and Miriam, and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the Elders of Israel went up; and they saw the Elohim of Israel;
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And there was under the feet of Ha’Elohim, as it were, a paved work of a sapphire stone as clear as the heavens themselves;
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But upon the nobles of Israel, not a hand was laid upon them; thus it was that they saw Ha’Elohim and did eat and drink.
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And it came to pass that YHVH said unto Moses and Zipporah: Come up to me into the Mount and be there; and I will give thee tables of stone, and the Toraha, and commandmentsb which I have inscribed, that thou mayest teach them.
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And Moses and Zipporah rose up, and they sent Joshua to speak unto the Elders;
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses and Zipporah went up into the Mount of Ha’Elohim.
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And Joshua said unto the Elders: Thus sayeth Moses: Tarry ye here for us until we come again unto you;
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And behold, Aaron and Miriam and Hur are with you; and if anyone hath any concerns, let them come unto them.
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And it came to pass that Moses and Zipporah went up into the Mount, and a cloud covered the Mount.
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And the glory of YHVH abode upon the Mount of Ha’Elohim, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day YHVH called unto Moses and Zipporah out of the midst of the cloud;
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And the sight of the glory of YHVH was like devouring fire on the top of the Mount in the eyes of Israel.
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And Moses and Zipporah went into the midst of the cloud and got them up into the Mount; and Moses and Zipporah were in the Mount forty days and forty nights.