Deuteronomy 10:2

Christian Standard Bible ®

I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you are to place them in the ark.’

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the teivah.

King James Version
And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

Lexham English Bible
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets, which you smashed, and you must put them in the ark.'

English Standard Version
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.'

New Century Version
I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the first tablets, which you broke, and you will put the new tablets in the Ark."

New English Translation
I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark."

Amplified Bible
'I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark.'

New American Standard Bible
'Then I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you smashed to pieces, and you shall put them in the ark.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And I will write vpon the Tables ye wordes that were vpon the first Tables, which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the Arke.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark.'

Contemporary English Version
He told me that he would write the same words on the new stones that he had written on the ones I broke, and that I could put these stones in this sacred chest.

Complete Jewish Bible
I will inscribe on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to put them in the ark.'

Darby Translation
and I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt lay them in the ark.

Easy-to-Read Version
I will write on the stone tablets the same words that were on the first stones—the stones you broke. Then you must put these new stones in the Box.'

George Lamsa Translation
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.

Good News Translation
and I will write on those tablets what I wrote on the tablets that you broke, and then you are to put them in the Box.'

Literal Translation
and I shall write on the tablets the words which were on the first tablets, which you have broken, and you shall place them in the ark.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and in the tables I wyll wryte the wordes, that were in the first, which thou brakest, and thou shalt laye them in the Arke.

American Standard Version
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

Bible in Basic English
And I will put on the stones the words which were on the first stones which were broken by you, and you are to put them into the ark.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I wyll wryte in the tables, the wordes that were in the first tables whiche thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the arke.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt put them in the ark.'

King James Version (1611)
And I will write on the Tables the words that were in the first Tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the Arke.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt write upon the tables the words which were on the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt put them into the ark.

English Revised Version
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

Berean Standard Bible
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`ether a cofere, of tree, and Y schal write in the tablis, the wordis that weren in these tablis whiche thou brakist bifore; and thou schalt putte tho tablis in to the arke.

Young's Literal Translation
and I write on the tables the words which were on the first tables, which thou hast broken, and thou hast placed them in the ark;

Update Bible Version
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

World English Bible
I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.

New King James Version
And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.'

New Living Translation
and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.'

New Life Bible
I will write on the pieces of stone the words that were on the other pieces of stone which you broke. And you will put them in the box.'

New Revised Standard
I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets, which you smashed, and you shall put them in the ark."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
that I may write, upon the tables, the words which were on the first tables which thou brakest in pieces, - then shalt thou put them in the ark.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will write on the tables the words that were in them, which thou brokest before, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

Revised Standard Version
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark.'

Contextual Overview

¹“The Lord said to me at that time, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones and come to me on the mountain and make a wooden ark. ²I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you are to place them in the ark.’ ³So I made an ark of acacia wood, cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and climbed the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. ⁴Then on the day of the assembly, the Lord wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that he had spoken to you on the mountain from the fire. The Lord gave them to me, ⁵and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made. And they have remained there, as the Lord commanded me.” ⁶The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. Aaron died and was buried there, and Eleazar his son became priest in his place. ⁷They traveled from there to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with flowing streams. ⁸“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today. ⁹For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God told him. ¹⁰“I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time. The Lord also listened to me on this occasion; he agreed not to annihilate you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou shalt: Deuteronomy 10:5, Exodus 25:16-22, Exodus 40:20, 1 Kings 8:9, Hebrews 9:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:28 - he wrote 2 Chronicles 5:10 - save

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.

Genesis 10:7
Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:12
and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

Genesis 10:14
Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.

Genesis 10:21
And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber.

Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away—who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.

Ezekiel 27:7
Your sail was made offine embroidered linen from Egypt,and served as your banner.Your awning was of blue and purple fabricfrom the coasts of Elishah.

Ezekiel 27:19
Vedan and Javan from Uzal dealt in your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane were exchanged for your goods.

Ezekiel 38:6
Gomer with all its troops; and Beth-togarmah from the remotest parts of the north along with all its troops—many peoples are with you.

Ezekiel 38:15
and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north—you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses—a huge assembly, a powerful army?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest,.... a Though they were hewn by Moses, the writing on them was the Lord's; and the very same laws, in the same words, without any alteration or variation, were written by him on these as on the former; partly to show the authenticity of them, that they were of God and not Moses, of a divine original and not human; and partly to show the invariableness of them, that no change had been made in them, though they had been broken by the people; of which Moses's breaking the tables was a representation;

and thou shall put them in the ark; which being a type of Christ may signify the fulfilment of the law by him, who is the end, the fulfilling end of the law for righteousness to every believer; and that as this was in his heart to fulfil it, so it is in his hand as a rule of faith and conversation to his people.

a See a Sermon of mine on this text, called, "The Law in the Hand of Christ."

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deuteronomy 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings and privileges, forfeited by apostasy as soon as bestowed, were only now their own by a new and most unmerited act of grace on the part of God, won from Him by the self-sacrificing mediation of Moses himself Deuteronomy 10:10.

Deuteronomy 10:1-5. The order for making the ark and tabernacle was evidently given before the apostasy of the people (Exo. 25ff); but the tables were not put in the ark until the completion and dedication of the tabernacle Exodus 40:0. But here as elsewhere (compare the Deuteronomy 9:1 note) Moses connects transactions closely related to each other and to his purpose without regard to the order of occurrence.

Deuteronomy 10:6

There Aaron died - i. e., while the people were encamped in Mosera or Moseroth. In Deuteronomy 32:50; as well as in Numbers 20:25 ff Mount Hor is assigned as the place of Aaron’s death. It is plain then that Moserah was in the neighborhood of Mount Hor. The appointment of Eleazar to minister in place of Aaron, is referred to as a proof of the completeness and fulness of the reconciliation effected between God and the people by Moses. Though Aaron was sentenced to die in the wilderness for his sin at Meribah, yet God provided for the perpetuation of the high priesthood, so that the people would not suffer. Compare Deuteronomy 9:20 and note.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time - i. e., that of the encampment at Sinai, as the words also import in Deuteronomy 10:1. Throughout the passage the time of the important events at Sinai is kept in view; it is reverted to as each incident is brought forward by Moses, alluded to sufficiently for his purpose, and dismissed.

Moses is evidently here speaking of the election by God of the tribe of Levi at large, priests and others also, for His own service.