وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
Wa iz akhazanaa meesaaqakum wa rafa'naa fawqakumut Toora khuzoo maaa aataynaakum biquwwatinw wazkuroo maa feehi la'allakum tattaqoon
And when we took your covenant and raised the mount above you: "Hold fast to what we have given you with strength, and remember what is in it, so that you may be mindful."
Raising the mount above them carries two readings: a mountain lifted and held, which is the transmitted account, and the mountain looming over the valley floor where they stood. Bi-quwwa, the phrase attached to the holding, asks for strength in the grip rather than mere agreement. The covenant and the mount arrive in the same sentence, which is what later argument about consent has fastened on.