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And he sent young men of the children of Israel, and they offered holocausts, and sacrificed pacific victims of calves to the Lord.
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Then Moses took half of the blood, and put it into bowls; and the rest he poured upon the altar.
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And taking the book of the covenant, he read it in the hearing of the people: and they said: All things that the Lord hath spoken, we will do, we will be obedient.
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And he took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and he said: This is the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
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Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abiu, and seventy of the ancients of Israel went up:
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And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.
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Neither did he lay his hand upon those of the children of Israel, that retired afar off, and they saw God, and they did eat and drink.
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And the Lord said to Moses: Come up to me into the mount, and be there; and I will give thee tables of stone, and the law, and the commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
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Moses rose up, and his minister Josue: and Moses going up into the mount of God,
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Said to the ancients: Wait ye here till we return to you. You have Aaron and Hur with you: if any question shall arise, you shall refer it to them.
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And when Moses was gone up, a cloud covered the mount.