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He said to the people, "Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women."
Exodus 19:15 In-Context
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They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
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After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
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Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations.”
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On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
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Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.