Upon descending from the mountain, "Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: 312 and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do." This pledge, together with the words of the Lord which it bound them to obey, was written by Moses in a book.

Da Moses var steget ned af bjerget, kundgjorde han "hele folket alle Herrens ord og lovbudene, og hele folket svarede enstemmigt: "Alle de ord, Herren har talt, vil vi overholde" Dette løfte nedskrev Moses i en bog sammen med Herrens ord, som løftet forpligtede dem til at adlyde.