20. The Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai and told Moses to meet him there.
21. Then he said, “Moses, go and warn the people not to cross the boundary that you set at the foot of the mountain. They must not cross it to come and look at me, because if they do, many of them will die.
22. Only the priests may come near me, and they must obey strict rules before I let them. If they don't, they will be punished.”
23. Moses replied, “The people cannot come up the mountain. You warned us to stay away because it is holy.”
24. Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and bring Aaron back here with you. But the priests and people must not try to push their way through, or I will rush at them like a flood!”
25. After Moses had gone back down, he told the people what the Lord had said.