18 Now ^aMount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon ^bit in fire. ^cIts smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and¹ the ^dwhole mountain quaked greatly.  ‡

19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, ^aMoses spoke, and ^bGod answered him by voice.  ‡

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through ^ato gaze at the Lord, and many of them perish.  ‡

22 Also let the ^apriests who come near the Lord ^bconsecrate themselves, lest the Lord ^cbreak out against them.”  ‡