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22 Even the priests who are allowed to come near the Lord must set themselves apart as holy, or the Lord will violently kill them.”

23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people can’t come up Mount Sinai, because you warned us yourself to mark off a boundary around the mountain and consider it holy.”

24 The Lord said to him, “Go down, and bring Aaron back with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through the boundary to come up to the Lord, or he will violently kill them.”

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22 Even the priests, who approach(A) the Lord, must consecrate(B) themselves, or the Lord will break out against them.”(C)

23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai,(D) because you yourself warned us, ‘Put limits(E) around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

24 The Lord replied, “Go down and bring Aaron(F) up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the Lord, or he will break out against them.”(G)

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