Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 10

(Exodus 34:1–9)

1At thatהַהִ֜ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Chisel outפְּסָל־pe.sol-H6458twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻוחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871like the originalsכָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםka.Ri.sho.NimH7223,come upוַעֲלֵ֥הva.'a.LehH5927to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413on the mountainהָהָ֑רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,and makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of woodעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

2And I will writeוְאֶכְתֹּב֙ve.'ekh.ToH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871אֶת־'et-H853the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wereהָי֛וּha.YuH1961onעַל־'al-H5921the firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֥תha.lu.ChotH3871,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you brokeשִׁבַּ֑רְתָּshi.Bar.taH7665;and you are to place themוְשַׂמְתָּ֖םve.sam.TamH7760in the arkבָּאָרֽוֹן׃ba.'a.RonH727.”

3So I madeוָאַ֤עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213an arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,chiseled outוָאֶפְסֹ֛לva.'ef.SolH6458twoשְׁנֵי־she.nei-H8147stoneאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871like the originalsכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223,and went upוָאַ֣עַלva.'A.'alH5927the mountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022with the twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֖תha.lu.ChotH3871in my handsבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

4And the LORD wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789onעַֽל־'al-H5921the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֜תha.lu.ChotH3871what had been writtenכַּמִּכְתָּ֣בka.mikh.TavH4385previouslyהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223אֵ֚ת'etH853,the Tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235Commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696toאֲלֵיכֶ֥ם'a.lei.KhemH413you on the mountainבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022out ofמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951.The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gave themוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413,

5and I went backוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437downוָֽאֵרֵד֙ מִן־va.'e.Red min-H3381 H4480the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022and placedוָֽאָשִׂם֙va.'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871in the arkבָּאָר֖וֹןba.'a.RonH727I had madeעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,asאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had commanded meצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680;and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033they have remainedוַיִּ֣הְיוּvai.Yih.yuH1961כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834.

6The Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478traveledנָֽסְע֛וּna.se.'UH5265fromמִבְּאֵרֹ֥תmi.be.'e.RotH881Beeroth Bene-jaakanH1142to Moserahמוֹסֵרָ֑הmo.se.RahH4149,whereשָׁ֣םshamH8033Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175diedמֵ֤תmetH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֣רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912שָׁ֔םShamH8033,and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121succeeded him as priestוַיְכַהֵ֛ן תַּחְתָּֽיו׃vay.kha.Hen tach.TavH3547 H8478.

7Fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033they traveledנָסְע֖וּna.se.'UH5265to Gudgodahהַגֻּדְגֹּ֑דָהha.gud.Go.dahH1412,and from Gudgodahהַגֻּדְגֹּ֣דָהha.gud.Go.dahH1412to Jotbathahיָטְבָ֔תָהya.te.Va.tahH3193,a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776with streamsנַ֥חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

8At thatהַהִ֗ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853set apartהִבְדִּ֤ילhiv.DilH914the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878to carryלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,to standלַעֲמֹד֩la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068to serve Himלְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙le.sha.re.ToH8334,and to pronounce blessingsוּלְבָרֵ֣ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in His nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034,as they do to this dayעַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃'ad hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704 H3117 H2088.

9That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Leviלְלֵוִ֛יle.le.ViH3881hasהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongעִם־'im-H5973his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251;the LORDיְהוָה֙ ה֣וּאYah.weh hu'H3068 H1931is his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430promisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696him.

10Iוְאָנֹכִ֞יve.'a.no.KhiH595stayedעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975on the mountainבָהָ֗רva.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysכַּיָּמִים֙kai.ya.MimH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,like the firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223timeי֔וֹםYomH3117,and thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068againגַּ֚םgamH1571listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413andיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068agreedאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14notלֹא־lo'-H3808to destroy youהַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃hash.chi.Te.khaH7843.

11Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Get upק֛וּםkumH6965.Continueלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980your journeyלְמַסַּ֖עle.ma.Sa'H4550ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that they may enterוְיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ve.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessוְיִֽרְשׁ֣וּve.yir.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650totheir fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to give themלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414.”

A Call to Obedience

(Joshua 24:14–28)

12And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whatמָ֚הmahH4100does the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430askשֹׁאֵ֖לsho.'ElH7592of youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518to fearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by walkingלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָיו֙de.ra.KhavH1870,to love Himוּלְאַהֲבָ֣הu.le.'a.ha.VahH157אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,to serveוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315,

13andto keepלִשְׁמֹ֞רlish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853statutesחֻקֹּתָ֔יוchu.ko.TavH2708of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117for your own goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896?

14Beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005,to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430belong the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,even the highestוּשְׁמֵ֣יu.she.MeiH8064heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in it.

15Yetרַ֧קrakH7535the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has set His affectionחָשַׁ֥קcha.ShakH2836on your fathersבַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָba.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1and lovedלְאַהֲבָ֣הle.'a.ha.VahH157themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.And He has chosen youוַיִּבְחַ֞רvai.yiv.CharH977,their descendantsבְּזַרְעָ֣םbe.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,above allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971,even to this dayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.

16Circumciseוּמַלְתֶּ֕םu.mal.TemH4135אֵ֖ת'etH853עָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190your hearts, thereforeלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and stiffenתַקְשׁ֖וּtak.ShuH7185your necksוְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔םve.'A.re.pe.KhemH6203noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

17Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֚וּא'e.lo.hei.Khem hu'H430 H1931is Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of godsהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and Lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֖יva.'a.do.NeiH113of lordsהָאֲדֹנִ֑יםha.'a.do.NimH113,the greatהַגָּדֹ֤לha.ga.DolH1419,mightyהַגִּבֹּר֙ha.gi.BorH1368,and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,showing noלֹא־lo'-H3808partialityיִשָּׂ֣א פָנִ֔יםyi.Sa' fa.NimH5375 H6440and acceptingיִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bribeשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

18He executesעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941for the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490and widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490,and He lovesוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157the foreignerגֵּ֔רGerH1616,givingלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414himfoodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and clothingוְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ve.sim.LahH8071.

19So you also must loveוַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖םva.'a.hav.TemH157אֶת־'et-H853the foreignerהַגֵּ֑רha.GerH1616,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20אֶת־'et-H853You are to fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and serveתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647Him.Hold fast to Himתִדְבָּ֔קtid.BakH1692and take your oathsתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650in His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

21Heה֥וּאhu'H1931is your praiseתְהִלָּתְךָ֖te.hi.la.te.KhaH8416and Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931is your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213for youאִתְּךָ֗'i.te.KhaH854אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֤תha.ge.do.LotH1419וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and awesome wondersהַנּֽוֹרָאֹת֙ha.no.ra.'OtH3372thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200.

22Your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1went downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהּmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,seventyבְּשִׁבְעִ֣יםbe.shiv.'ImH7657in allנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has madeשָֽׂמְךָ֙sa.me.KhaH7760you as numerousלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556in the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

(Exodus 34:1–9)

A Call to Obedience

(Joshua 24:14–28)

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10