Mark a boundary around the mountain that the people must not cross, and tell them not to go up the mountain or even get near it. If any of you set foot on it, you are to be put to death;

and the LORD said to him, "Go down and warn the people not to cross the boundary to come and look at me; if they do, many of them will die.

Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD was speaking about when he said, 'All who serve me must respect my holiness; I will reveal my glory to my people.' " But Aaron remained silent.

because they could not bear the order which said, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

Jacob woke up and said, "The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!"

He was afraid and said, "What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven."

And the commander of the LORD's army told him, "Take your sandals off; you are standing on holy ground." And Joshua did as he was told.

Be careful about going to the Temple. It is better to go there to learn than to offer sacrifices like foolish people who don't know right from wrong.

The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.