²¹ And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.^(A)

¹¹ You came near and stood at the base of the mountain,^(A) a mountain blazing with fire^(B) into the heavens and enveloped in a totally black cloud.^(C)

The People’s Response

²² “The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and total darkness on the mountain; he added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.