Prepare to meet God

9And Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe in you forever.” Then Moses told Yahweh the words of the people.

10Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.”

11and let them be ready for the third day, because on the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.

12And you shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.’

13No hand shall touch him, for he must surely be stoned or surely shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live. When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up on the mountain.

14So Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and he consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.

15And he said to the people, “Be ready for three days; do not go near a woman.”