17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the [a]foot of the mountain.

The Lord Visits Sinai

18 (A)Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the Lord descended upon it (B)in fire; and its smoke ascended like (C)the smoke of a furnace, and (D)the whole mountain [b]quaked violently. 19 When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and (E)God answered him with [c]thunder.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:17 Lit lower part
  2. Exodus 19:18 Or trembled
  3. Exodus 19:19 Or a voice; lit a sound