Deuteronomy 10:5

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."

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.

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 the Lord said to me, ‘You must cut out two stone tablets like the first two stones. Then you must come up to me on the mountain. Also make a wooden box. ² 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.' ³ "So I made a box from acacia wood. I cut two stone tablets like the first two stones. Then I went up on the mountain. I had the two stone tablets in my hand. ⁴ And the Lord wrote on the stones the same words he had written before—the Ten Commandments he spoke to you from the fire, when you were gathered together at the mountain. Then the Lord gave the two stone tablets to me. ⁵ 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." ⁶ (The Israelites traveled from the wells of the people of Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried. Aaron's son Eleazar served in Aaron's place as priest. ⁷ Then the Israelites went from Moserah to Gudgodah. And they went from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers. ⁸ At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi from the other tribes for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord 's Box of the Agreement. They also served as priests before the Lord . And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord 's name. They still do this special work today. ⁹ That is why the people from the tribe of Levi did not get any share of land like the other tribes did. They have the Lord for their share. That is what the Lord your God promised them.) ¹⁰ "I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights, like the first time. The Lord also listened to me at that time. He decided not 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
This is the history of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They are Noah's sons. These men had children after the flood.

Genesis 10:9
He was a great hunter before the Lord . That is why people compare other men to him and say, "That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord ."

Genesis 10:20
All these people were descendants of Ham. They are arranged by families, languages, countries, and nations.

Genesis 10:25
Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.

Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him.

Isaiah 24:15
They will say, "People in the east, praise the Lord ! People in faraway lands, praise the name of the Lord , the God of Israel."

Isaiah 40:15
Look, all the nations in the world are like one small drop in the bucket. If the Lord took all the faraway nations and put them on his scales, they would be like small pieces of dust.

Isaiah 41:5
People along the coast saw this, and they were frightened. Nations at the ends of the earth shook with fear. They have come near. They have arrived.

Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or give up until he has brought justice to the world. And people in faraway places will hope to receive his teachings."

Isaiah 42:10
Sing a new song to the Lord ; praise him everywhere on earth— all you who sail on the seas, everything in the sea, and all you people in faraway places!

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.