14. Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, consecrated them, and then, they washed their clothing.
15. He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not draw near your wives.”
16. In the morning of the third day, there was thundering and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and the blast of an exceedingly loud shofar. All the people in the camp trembled.
17. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the lowest part of the mountain.
18. Now the entire Mount Sinai was in smoke, because Adonai had descended upon it in fire. The smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace. The whole mountain quaked greatly.
19. When the sound of the shofar grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him with a thunderous sound.
20. Then Adonai came down onto Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Adonai called Moses to the top of the mountain, so Moses went up.
21. Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to see Adonai, and many of them die.
22. Even the kohanim who come near to Adonai must consecrate themselves, so that Adonai does not break out against them.”