The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening.\u00a014\u00a0<\/sup>When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, \u201cWhat is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?\u201d\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>And Moses said to his father-in-law, \u201cBecause\u00a0the people come to me to inquire of God;\u00a016\u00a0<\/sup>when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I\u00a0make them know the statutes of God and his laws.\u201d\u00a017\u00a0<\/sup>Moses’ father-in-law said to him, \u201cWhat you are doing is not good.\u00a018\u00a0<\/sup>You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you.\u00a0You are not able to do it alone.\u00a019\u00a0<\/sup>Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall\u00a0represent the people before God and\u00a0bring their cases to God,\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know\u00a0the way in which they must walk and\u00a0what they must do.\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>Moreover, look for\u00a0able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.\u00a022\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0let them judge the people at all times.\u00a0Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will\u00a0bear the burden with you.\u00a023\u00a0<\/sup>If you do this, God will direct you, you will be\u00a0able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24\u00a0<\/sup>So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.\u00a025\u00a0<\/sup>Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.\u00a026\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.\u00a027\u00a0<\/sup>Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and\u00a0he went away to his own country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19 <\/strong>On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 <\/sup>They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3 <\/sup>while Moses went up to God. The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, \u201cThus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4 <\/sup>\u2018You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 <\/sup>Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 <\/sup>and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.\u2019 These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7 <\/sup>So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. 8 <\/sup>All the people answered together and said, \u201cAll that the Lord has spoken we will do.\u201d And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. 9 <\/sup>And the Lord said to Moses, \u201cBehold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Moses told the words of the people to the\u00a0Lord,\u00a010\u00a0<\/sup>the\u00a0Lord\u00a0said to Moses, \u201cGo to the people and\u00a0consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them\u00a0wash their garments\u00a011\u00a0<\/sup>and be ready for the third day. For on the third day\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.\u00a012\u00a0<\/sup>And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, \u2018Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it.\u00a0Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death.\u00a013\u00a0<\/sup>No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.\u2019 When\u00a0the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.\u201d\u00a014\u00a0<\/sup>So Moses\u00a0went down from the mountain to the people and\u00a0consecrated the people;\u00a0and they washed their garments.\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>And he said to the people, \u201cBe ready for the\u00a0third day;\u00a0do not go near a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16 <\/sup>On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 <\/sup>Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. 18 <\/sup>Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. 19 <\/sup>And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. 20 <\/sup>The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21 <\/sup>And the Lord said to Moses, \u201cGo down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish. 22 <\/sup>Also let the priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them.\u201d 23 <\/sup>And Moses said to the Lord, \u201cThe people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying, \u2018Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.\u2019\u201d 24 <\/sup>And the Lord said to him, \u201cGo down, and come up bringing Aaron with you. 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