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Deuteronomy 10:4

And the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly. The LORD gave them to me,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.

World English Bible

He wrote on the tablets, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them to me.

American Standard Version

And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Jehovah spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Jehovah gave them unto me.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he wrote vpon the Tables according to the first writing (the tenne commandements, which the Lord spake vnto you in the Mount out of the middes of the fire, in the day of the assemblie) and the Lord gaue them vnto me.

Darby Translation

And he wrote on the tables, as the first writing, the ten words which Jehovah spoke unto you on the mountain, from the midst of the fire, on the day of the assembly, and Jehovah gave them unto me.

Young's Literal Translation

'And He writeth on the tables, according to the first writing, the Ten Matters, which Jehovah hath spoken unto you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly, and Jehovah giveth them unto me,

Bible in Basic English

And he put on the stones, as in the first writing, the ten rules which the Lord gave you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the great meeting: and the Lord gave the stones to me.

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Cross references

“he wrote”

Deuteronomy 9:10 Exodus 34:28

Deuteronomy 9:10 · BSB

Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.

Exodus 34:28 · BSB

So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.

“the ten”

Deuteronomy 4:13

Deuteronomy 4:13 · BSB

He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.

“which”

Exodus 20:1–17 Deuteronomy 5:4–21

Exodus 20:1–17 · BSB

And God spoke all these words:

Deuteronomy 5:4–21 · BSB

The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

“out of the”

Deuteronomy 4:11–15 Deuteronomy 5:22–26 Exodus 19:18 Hebrews 12:18 Hebrews 12:19

Deuteronomy 4:11–15 · BSB

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

Deuteronomy 5:22–26 · BSB

The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them t…

Exodus 19:18 · BSB

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Hebrews 12:18 · BSB

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

Hebrews 12:19 · BSB

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

“in the day”

Deuteronomy 18:16 Exodus 19:17

Deuteronomy 18:16 · BSB

This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

Exodus 19:17 · BSB

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.

5and 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.

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