and the Israelites went away and did exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them – they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing.

The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert.

Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”

Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the area.

So the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to obey my commandments and my instructions?

Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony for safekeeping.

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What will I do with this people? – a little more and they will stone me!”

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, along with your wife and her two sons with her.”

Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good!

The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothes

Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.

When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.

The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

Moses alone may come near the Lord, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him.”

Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar.