4. ‘Every one of you has seen what I did to the people of Egypt. You saw how I carried you out of Egypt. I did it as an eagle carries her young on her wings. And I brought you here to me.
5. So now obey me and keep my agreement. Do this, and you will be my own possession, chosen from all nations. Even though the whole earth is mine,
6. you will be my kingdom of priests. You will be a nation that belongs to me alone.’ You must tell the Israelites these words.”
7. So Moses went down and called the elders of the people together. He told them all the words the Lord had commanded him to say.
8. And all the people answered together, “We will do everything he has said.” Then Moses took their answer back to the Lord.
9. And the Lord said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud. I will speak to you. The people will hear me talking to you. I will do this so the people will always trust you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.
10. The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and have them spend today and tomorrow preparing themselves. They must wash their clothes
11. and be ready by the day after tomorrow. On that day I, the Lord, will come down on Mount Sinai. And all the people will see me.
12. But you must set a limit around the mountain. The people are not to cross it. Tell the people not to go up on the mountain. Tell them not to touch the foot of it. Anyone who touches the mountain must be put to death.