¹⁰ And they saw the God of Israel; under his feet there seemed to be a pavement of brilliant sapphire stones, as clear as the heavens.

¹¹ Yet, even though the elders saw God, he did not destroy them; and they had a meal together before the Lord.

¹² And the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me into the mountain, and remain until I give you the laws and commandments I have written on tablets of stone, so that you can teach the people from them.”