1. The Israelites reached the desert of Sinai in the third month of their trip from Egypt.
2. They had traveled from Rephidim to the Sinai desert. The Israelites camped in the desert near Mount Sinai.
12-13. But you must tell the people to stay away from the mountain. Make a line and don’t let them cross it. Any person or animal that touches the mountain must be killed with stones or shot with arrows. But don’t let anyone touch them. The people must wait until the trumpet blows. Only then can they go up the mountain.”