Exodus 19:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ Moses went down the mountain to the people. He consecrated the people and had them wash their clothes. ¹⁵ Then he said to the people, “Be ready in three days’ time. Abstain from sexual relations.”

¹⁶ The Great Theophany. On the third day, as morning dawned, there was thunder, lightning, a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of loud trumpets. All the people in the camp were filled with fear.