Moses had warned the people, but they ignored him, and instead rebelled also against this latest command. They attempted to go up without God, which was an act of great rebelliousness. They acted presumptuously, that is, with brash arrogance, against the Lord.
43 Je vous parlai, mais vous n'écoutâtes point; vous fûtes rebelles à l'ordre de l'Eternel, et vous montâtes audacieusement à la montagne.