^{12 Ref} `And thou hast made a border `for' the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, going up into the mount, or coming against its extremity; whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death;

^{13 Ref} a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.'

^{14 Ref} And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

^{15 Ref} and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

^{16 Ref} And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who `are' in the camp do tremble.

^{17 Ref} And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

^{18 Ref} and mount Sinai `is' wholly a smoke from the presence of Jehovah, who hath come down on it in fire, and its smoke goeth up as smoke of the furnace, and the whole mount trembleth exceedingly;

^{19 Ref} and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.