5. Then Moses sent young men of Israel to offer sacrifices. These men offered bulls to the Lord as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
6. Moses saved the blood from these animals. He put half of the blood in bowls, and he poured the other half of the blood on the altar.
7. Moses read the scroll with the special agreement written on it. He read the agreement so that all the people could hear him. And the people said, “We have heard the laws that the Lord has given us. And we agree to obey them.”
8. Then Moses held the bowls full of the blood from the sacrifices. He threw that blood on the people. He said, “This blood shows that the Lord has made a special agreement with you. The laws God gave you explain the agreement.”
9. Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 elders of Israel went up the mountain.
10. On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. He was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!
11. All the leaders of Israel saw God, but God did not destroy them. They all ate and drank together.
12. The Lord said to Moses, “Come to me on the mountain. I have written my teachings and laws on two stone tablets. These teachings and laws are for the people. I will give these stone tablets to you.”
13. So Moses and his helper, Joshua, went up the mountain of God.