7. So Moses came and called for the elders of the people and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8. Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
9. The Lord said to Moses, “Indeed, I am going to come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and always believe in you.” Then Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
10. The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothes,
11. and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
12. You shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves so that you not go up onto the mountain or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.