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.