¹ In the third month of the going·​·out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, on^◦ this day they came·​·into the wilderness of Sinai.

² And they journeyed from Rephidim, and came·​·into the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped in·​·front·​·of the mountain.

³ And Moses went up to God, and Jehovah called to him from the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell to the sons of Israel,

⁴ You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Me.

⁵ And now, if obeying you shall obey My voice, and keep My covenant, then you shall be for Me a special possession more^* than all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;

⁶ and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the sons of Israel.

⁷ And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.

⁸ And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah has spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people to Jehovah.

⁹ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, Behold I come to thee in the thick cloud, on·​·account·​·of which the people will hear when I speak with thee, and will also believe in thee to eternity; and Moses told the words of the people to^▵ Jehovah.

¹⁰ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, Go to^▵ the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their raiment.

¹¹ And let them be prepared for the third day, for in the third day Jehovah will come·​·down to the eyes of all the people on Mount Sinai.

¹² And thou shalt set·​·a·​·border to the people round·​·about, saying, Take·​·heed to yourselves, that you go not up into the mountain, or touch the extremity of it; everyone that touches the mountain, dying he shall·​·die;

¹³ a hand shall not touch it, for stoning^◦ he shall be stoned^◦, or shooting he shall be shot; if a beast, if a man^◦, he shall not live; when the jobel^* is drawn out, they shall come·​·up into the mountain.

¹⁴ And Moses went·​·down from the mountain to^▵ the people, and sanctified the people, and they washed their raiment.

¹⁵ And he said to^▵ the people, Prepare for three days, approach not a woman.

¹⁶ And it was, on^◦ the third day, when it was morning, that there were voices^* and lightnings, and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the voice of a shophar^* exceedingly firm, and all the people who were in the camp were·​·frightened.

¹⁷ And Moses made the people go·​·out from the camp to meet God; and they stood·​·forth in the lower^◦ part of the mountain.

¹⁸ And Mount Sinai smoked, all of it, because Jehovah came·​·down upon it in fire; and the smoke’thereof went·​·up as the smoke of a furnace^◦, and all the mountain trembled^* exceedingly.

¹⁹ And when the voice of the shophar was going, and waxing strong mightily, Moses spoke, and God answered him in a voice.

²⁰ And Jehovah came·​·down on Mount Sinai, to^▵ the head of the mountain; and Jehovah called Moses to^▵ the head of the mountain, and Moses went·​·up.

²¹ And Jehovah said to Moses, Go·​·down, call· the people ·to·​·testify, lest they break·​·through to^▵ Jehovah to see, and many of them fall.

²² And the priests also, who approach Jehovah, shall sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break·​·forth on^◦ them.

²³ And Moses said to Jehovah, The people are· not ·able come·​·up to^▵ Mount Sinai; for Thou^◦ callest· us ·to·​·testify, saying, set·​·a·​·border on the mountain, and sanctify it.

²⁴ And Jehovah said to^▵ him, Go, Go·​·down; and come·​·up, thou^◦ and Aaron with thee; and let not the priests and the people break·​·through to come·​·up to^▵ Jehovah, lest He break·​·forth against^◦ them.

²⁵ And Moses went·​·down to^▵ the people, and talked with them.

¹ It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

² He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

³ Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

⁴ On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

⁵ Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you."

⁶ Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

⁷ Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

⁸ Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.

⁹ They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

¹⁰ Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

¹¹ The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

¹² He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

¹³ Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

¹⁴ Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, "On Yahweh's mountain, it will be provided."

¹⁵ The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

¹⁶ and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

¹⁷ that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.

¹⁸ In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

¹⁹ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

²⁰ It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

²¹ Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

²⁴ His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.