Exodus 19 (NET)

Exodus 19:1¹In the third month after the Israelites went out from the land of Egypt, on the very day, they came to the desert of Sinai.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:2²After they journeyed from Rephidim, they came to the desert of Sinai, and they camped in the desert; Israel camped there in front of the mountain.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:3³Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, “Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:4⁴‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:5⁵And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:6⁶and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:7⁷So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:8⁸and all the people answered together, “All that the Lord has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:9⁹The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and so that they will always believe in you.” And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:10¹⁰The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothesCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:11¹¹and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:12¹²You must set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves not to go up on the mountain nor touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:13¹³No hand will touch him —but he will surely be stoned or shot through, whether a beast or a human being; he must not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast they may go up on the mountain.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:14¹⁴Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:15¹⁵He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not approach your wives for marital relations.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:16¹⁶On the third day in the morning there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of a very loud horn; all the people who were in the camp trembled.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:17¹⁷Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:18¹⁸Now Mount Sinai was completely covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a great furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:19¹⁹When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:20²⁰The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:21²¹The Lord said to Moses, “Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the Lord to look, and many of them perish.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:22²²Let the priests also, who approach the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through against them.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:23²³Moses said to the Lord, “The people are not able to come up to Mount Sinai, because you solemnly warned us, ‘Set boundaries for the mountain and set it apart.’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:24²⁴The Lord said to him, “Go, get down, and then come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the Lord, lest he break through against them.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Exodus 19:25²⁵So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions