17. Moses led them out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18. Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had come down in a flaming fire. Smoke poured out of the mountain just like a furnace, and the whole mountain shook.
19. The trumpet blew louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder.
20. The Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai and told Moses to meet him there.