¹² And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

²⁰ For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;

²¹ And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

²⁸ And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.

²¹ And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

²³ And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy.

¹² But take care, and do not make any agreement with the people of the land where you are going, for it will be a cause of sin to you.

⁴ And give the people orders, saying, You are about to go through the land of your brothers, the children of Esau, who are living in Seir; and they will have fear of you; so take care what you do:

⁹ Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;

⁴ But let there be a space between you and it of about two thousand cubits: come no nearer to it, so that you may see the way you have to go, for you have not been over this way before.