Deuteronomy 10:1

Deuteronomy 10:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time the Lord said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain. Also make a wooden ark.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"At that time the Lord said to me, 'Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and make an ark of wood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:1

At that same time the Lord said to me, “Carve out for yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up the mountain to me; also make for yourself a wooden ark. 2I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.” 3So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two stone tablets just like the first ones. Then I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.

Deuteronomy 10:1 word by word

בָּעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜וא אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֣ה אֵלַ֗י פְּסָל־לְךָ֞ שְׁנֵֽי־לֻוחֹ֤ת אֲבָנִים֙ כָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים וַעֲלֵ֥ה אֵלַ֖י הָהָ֑רָה וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ אֲר֥וֹן עֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Hewפָּסַלpâsal · to hewH6458
• thee twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• tablesלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
• of stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• like unto the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• and come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• unto me into the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee an arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:1

• Deuteronomy 10:4The Lord then wrote on the tablets the same words, the ten commandments, which he had spoken to you at the mountain from the middle of the fire at the time of that assembly, and he gave them to me.
• Exodus 34:1The Lord said to Moses, “Cut out two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you smashed.
• Deuteronomy 10:3So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two stone tablets just like the first ones. Then I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.
• Exodus 25:10“They are to make an ark of acacia wood – its length is to be three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.
• Hebrews 9:4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hew thee two tables of stone - See the notes on Exodus 34:1.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God's mercies to Israel after their rebellion. (1-11) An exhortation to obedience. (12-22) Verses 1-11 Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbaths, and sacraments, as tokens of his presence and favour. God led them forward toward Canaan. He appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The ark was a gold-plated wooden chest that held the stone tablets. It was kept in the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle or temple (Exodus 25:10). Later, they also placed a pot of manna and Aaron's flowering rod in the ark (Hebrews 9:4). The ark was the throne where the invisible Lord sat on earth among his people (see study notes on Exodus 25:22 and Leviticus 16:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first--It was when God had been pacified through the intercessions of Moses with the people who had so greatly offended Him by the worship of the golden calf. The obedient leader executed the orders he had received as to the preparation both of the hewn stones, and the ark or chest in which those sacred archives were to be laid.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings