9. The 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.
10. The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothes
11. and 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.
12. You 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!