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Yahweh Descends on Mount Sinai

18 (A)Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because Yahweh descended upon it (B)in fire; and its smoke ascended like (C)the smoke of a furnace, and (D)the whole mountain trembled violently. 19 And the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder; then Moses spoke and (E)God answered him with [a]thunder. 20 (F)And Yahweh came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

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  1. Exodus 19:19 Or a voice; lit a sound

18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke,(A) because the Lord descended on it in fire.(B) The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,(C) and the whole mountain[a] trembled(D) violently. 19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice(E) of God answered(F) him.[b]

20 The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai(G) and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up

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  1. Exodus 19:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint and all the people
  2. Exodus 19:19 Or and God answered him with thunder