17And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,
18and 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;
19and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.
20And Jehovah cometh down on mount Sinai, unto the top of the mount, and Jehovah calleth for Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses goeth up.
21And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;
22and also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah do sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.`
23And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `The people [is] unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou -- Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border [for] the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.`
