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22 Even the priests who come near me must purify themselves, or I will punish them.”

23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up, because you commanded us to consider the mountain sacred and to mark a boundary around it.”

24 The Lord replied, “Go down and bring Aaron back with you. But the priests and the people must not cross the boundary to come up to me, or I will punish 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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