13. Moses and Joshua his assistant got ready, then Moses started up the mountain to meet with God.
14. Moses had told the leaders, “Wait here until we come back. Aaron and Hur will be with you, and they can settle any arguments while we are away.”
15. When Moses went up on Mount Sinai, a cloud covered it,
16. and the bright glory of the Lord came down and stayed there. The cloud covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord told Moses to come into the cloud.
17-18. Moses did so and stayed there forty days and nights. To the people, the Lord's glory looked like a blazing fire on top of the mountain.