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Literal Standard Version

Deuteronomy 10:5

and I turn and come down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the Ark which I had made, and they are there, as YHWH commanded me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Law;   Table;   Thompson Chain Reference - Tables of Stone;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Law of Moses, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Commandments, the Ten;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ark;   Deuteronomy;   Ethics;   Exodus;   Ten Commandments;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Proclamation of the Law;   Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Ten Commandments, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 29;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the LORD commanded me.
King James Version
And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me.
Lexham English Bible
And I turned, and I came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark that I had made, and they are there, just as Yahweh commanded me.
English Standard Version
Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made. And there they are, as the Lord commanded me."
New Century Version
Then I turned and came down the mountain; I put the tablets in the Ark I had made, as the Lord had commanded, and they are still there.
New English Translation
Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made—they are still there, just as the Lord commanded me.
Amplified Bible
"Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and they are there, just as the LORD commanded me."
New American Standard Bible
"Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and they are there, just as the LORD commanded me."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I departed, and came downe from the Mount, and put the Tables in the Arke which I had made: and there they be, as the Lorde commanded me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as Yahweh commanded me."
Contemporary English Version
I took them down the mountainside and put them in the chest, just as he had commanded. And they are still there.
Complete Jewish Bible
I turned, came down the mountain and put the tablets in the ark I had made; and there they remain; as Adonai ordered me.
Darby Translation
And I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made;—and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.
Easy-to-Read Version
I came back down from the mountain. I put the stones in the Box I had made. The Lord commanded me to put them there. And the stones are still there in that Box."
George Lamsa Translation
And I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and I left them in it, as the LORD commanded me.
Good News Translation
and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as the Lord had commanded, I put them in the Box that I had made—and they have been there ever since."
Christian Standard Bible®
and 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.”
Literal Translation
and I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made. And they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I turned me, & wente downe from the mount, and layed the tables in the Arke which I had made, that they mighte be there, as the LORDE commaunded me.
American Standard Version
And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Jehovah commanded me.
Bible in Basic English
And turning round I came down from the mountain and put the stones in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the Lord gave me orders.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I departed, and came downe from the hyll, and put the tables in the arke whiche I had made, and there they be, as the Lorde commaunded me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me.--
King James Version (1611)
And I turned my selfe and came downe from the mount, and put the Tables in the Arke which I had made, and there they be, as the Lord commanded me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tables into the ark which I had made; and there they were, as the Lord commanded me.
English Revised Version
And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
Berean Standard Bible
and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made, as the LORD had commanded me; and there they have remained.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y turnide ayen fro the hil, and cam doun, and puttide the tablis in to the arke which Y hadde maad, `whiche tablis ben there hidur to, as the Lord comaundide to me.
Young's Literal Translation
and I turn and come down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made, and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.
Update Bible Version
And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me.
World English Bible
I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.
New King James Version
Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the LORD commanded me."
New Living Translation
Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the Lord commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark."
New Life Bible
Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the stone pieces in the box I had made. There they are, as the Lord told me."
New Revised Standard
So I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark that I had made; and there they are, as the Lord commanded me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then turned I, and came down out of the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made, - and they have remained there, as Yahweh commanded me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And returning from the mount, I came down, and put the tables into the ark, that I had made, and they are there till this present, as the Lord commanded me.
Revised Standard Version
Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me."

Contextual Overview

1"At that time YHWH has said to me, Hew two tablets of stone for yourself like the first, and come up to Me into the mountain, and you have made an ark of wood for yourself, 2and I write on the tablets the words which were on the first tablets, which you have broken, and you have placed them in the Ark. 3And I make an ark of shittim wood, and hew two tablets of stone like the first, and go up to the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. 4And He writes on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten Commandments, which YHWH has spoken to you in the mountain, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly, and YHWH gives them to me, 5and I turn and come down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the Ark which I had made, and they are there, as YHWH commanded me.6And the sons of Israel have journeyed from Beeroth of the sons of Jaakan to Mosera; Aaron died there, and he is buried there, and his son Eleazar acts as priest in his stead. 7From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. 8At that time YHWH has separated the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, to stand before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name to this day; 9therefore there has not been a portion and inheritance for Levi with his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as your God YHWH has spoken to him. 10And I have stood in the mountain, as the former days, [for] forty days and forty nights, and YHWH also listens to me at that time; YHWH has not willed to destroy you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I turned: Deuteronomy 9:15, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 34:29

put the: Deuteronomy 10:2, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 40:20

there they: Joshua 4:9, 1 Kings 8:8, 1 Kings 8:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 16:34 - General Numbers 33:30 - Moseroth

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:9
he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, "As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH."
Genesis 10:20
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Genesis 10:25
And two sons have been born to Eber; the name of the first [is] Peleg (for in his days the earth has been divided), and his brother's name [is] Joktan.
Psalms 72:10
Kings of Tarshish and of the islands send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba bring a reward near.
Isaiah 24:15
Therefore honor YHWH in prosperity, || In islands of the sea, the Name of YHWH, God of Israel.
Isaiah 40:15
Behold, nations [are] as a drop from a bucket, || And have been reckoned as small dust of the balance, || Behold, He takes up islands as a small thing.
Isaiah 41:5
Islands have seen and fear, || The ends of the earth tremble, || They have drawn near, indeed, they come.
Isaiah 42:4
He does not become weak nor bruised, || Until He sets judgment in the earth, || And islands wait with hope for His law.
Isaiah 42:10
Sing a new song to YHWH, || His praise from the end of the earth, || You who are going down to the sea, and its fullness, || Islands, and their inhabitants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I turned myself,.... From the Lord, out of whose hands he had received the tables:

and came down from the mount; with the two tables in his hand as before, one in one hand, and the other in the other hand:

and put the tables in the ark which I had made; or ordered to be made:

and there they be, as the Lord commanded me; there they were when Moses rehearsed what is contained in this book, on the plains of Moab, about thirty eight years after the putting them, into it; and there they continued to be when the ark was brought into Solomon's temple, 1 Kings 8:9 and there they were as long as the ark was in being; which may denote the continuance of the law in the hands of Christ under the Gospel dispensation as a rule of walk and conversation to his people.

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.


 
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