Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish.
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace.
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