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13 So Moses got up, accompanied by Joshua his aide. And Moses climbed up the mountain of God.
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Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.
14 He told the elders of Israel, "Wait for us here until we return to you. You have Aaron and Hur with you; if there are any problems, go to them."
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He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.”
15 Then Moses climbed the mountain. The Cloud covered the mountain.
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When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
16 The Glory of God settled over Mount Sinai. The Cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called out of the Cloud to Moses.
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and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
17 In the view of the Israelites below, the Glory of God looked like a raging fire at the top of the mountain.
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To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
18 Moses entered the middle of the Cloud and climbed the mountain. Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
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Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
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