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and thou hast warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.

and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee.

and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

and they journey from Rephidim, and enter the wilderness of Sinai, and encamp in the wilderness; and Israel encampeth there before the mount.

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go unto the people; and thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, and they have washed their garments,

And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;

`And when an ox doth gore man or woman, and they have died, the ox is certainly stoned, and his flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox [is] acquitted;

`And when a man's ox doth smite the ox of his neighbour, and it hath died, then they have sold the living ox, and halved its money, and also the dead one they do halve;

and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.

and he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, and they cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings to Jehovah -- calves.

and he taketh the Book of the Covenant, and proclaimeth in the ears of the people, and they say, `All that which Jehovah hath spoken we do, and obey.'

and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet [is] as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;

and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink.

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.

`And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;

`And they have made an ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;

and thou hast made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; of pure gold thou dost make them;

And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.