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Deuteronomy 10

At that time the Lord said to me: Cut yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain, and make yourself an ark of wood. And I'll write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you'll put them in the ark. So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the

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The second tablets

At that time the Lord said to me: Cut yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain, and make yourself an ark of wood. And I'll write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you'll put them in the ark. So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. He wrote on the tablets what was written the first time, the ten words the Lord spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the Lord gave them to me. And I turned and came down off the mountain and put the tablets in the ark I'd made. And they're there, as the Lord commanded me. And the Israelites set out from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Moserah. That's where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar served as priest in his place. From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water. At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve him and to bless in his name, to this day. That's why Levi has no share or an inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God promised him.

At that time the Lord said to me: Cut yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain, and make yourself an ark of wood. And I'll write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you'll put them in the ark. So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. And he wrote on the tablets what was written the first time, the ten words the Lord spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the gathering. And the Lord gave them to me. And I turned and came down off the mountain and put the tablets in the ark I'd made. And they're there, the way the Lord ordered me. And the people of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. That's where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar served as priest in his place. From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water. At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand in front of the Lord to serve him and to bless in his name, right up to this day. That's why Levi hasn't got a share or an inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, the way the Lord your God promised him.

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. And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 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. 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. And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead. From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

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At that time the Lord said to me: Cut yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain, and make yourself an ark of wood.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And I'll write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you'll put them in the ark.

King James Version, 1611

And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.

3

So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.

King James Version, 1611

And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.

4

He wrote on the tablets what was written the first time, the ten words the Lord spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the Lord gave them to me.

Plain English

And he wrote on the tablets what was written the first time, the ten words the Lord spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the gathering. And the Lord gave them to me.

King James Version, 1611

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.

5

And I turned and came down off the mountain and put the tablets in the ark I'd made. And they're there, as the Lord commanded me.

Plain English

And I turned and came down off the mountain and put the tablets in the ark I'd made. And they're there, the way the Lord ordered me.

King James Version, 1611

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.

6

And the Israelites set out from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Moserah. That's where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar served as priest in his place.

Plain English

And the people of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. That's where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar served as priest in his place.

King James Version, 1611

And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.

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From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water.

King James Version, 1611

From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.

8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve him and to bless in his name, to this day.

Plain English

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand in front of the Lord to serve him and to bless in his name, right up to this day.

King James Version, 1611

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

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That's why Levi has no share or an inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God promised him.

Plain English

That's why Levi hasn't got a share or an inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, the way the Lord your God promised him.

King James Version, 1611

Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

What does the Lord want?

And I stayed on the mountain like the first time, forty days and forty nights. And the Lord listened to me that time too, and the Lord wouldn't destroy you. The Lord said to me: Get up and go on ahead of the people, so they go in and possess the land I swore to their fathers to give them. And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you but to fear the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, love him, and serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, and keep the commandments of the Lord and his rules that I command you today, for your own good? Look — the sky and the sky of skies is the Lord your God's, and the earth with everything in it. Only the Lord took a liking to your fathers, to love them. And he chose their offspring after them — you — above all peoples, as it is this day. So cut the stubbornness out of your hearts and stop being so pig-headed. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrible, who shows no partiality and takes no reward. He executes judgment for orphans and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. So love the stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Fear the Lord your God. Serve him, stick close to him, and swear by his name. He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and terrible things your own eyes have seen. Your fathers went down into Egypt seventy people, and now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars of the sky.

And I stayed on the mountain like the first time, forty days and forty nights. And the Lord listened to me that time too, and the Lord wouldn't wreck you. And the Lord said to me: Get up and go on ahead of the people, so they go in and own the land I swore to their fathers to give them. And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways and to love him, and to serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and your whole soul — to keep the orders of the Lord and his rules that I'm ordering you today for your good? Look — the sky and the sky of skies is the Lord your God's, and the earth with everything in it. Only the Lord took a liking to your fathers, to love them. And he chose their offspring after them — you — above all peoples, the way it is today. So circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and don't be stiff-necked any more. Because the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrifying, who doesn't take sides and doesn't take a bribe. He does judgment for the orphan and the widow, and he loves the stranger by giving him food and clothes. So love the stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You'll fear the Lord your God. You'll serve him and stick to him and swear by his name. He's your praise, and he's your God, who's done these great and terrifying things for you that your eyes have seen. Your fathers went down into Egypt seventy people, and now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars of the sky.

And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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And I stayed on the mountain like the first time, forty days and forty nights. And the Lord listened to me that time too, and the Lord wouldn't destroy you.

Plain English

And I stayed on the mountain like the first time, forty days and forty nights. And the Lord listened to me that time too, and the Lord wouldn't wreck you.

King James Version, 1611

And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.

11

The Lord said to me: Get up and go on ahead of the people, so they go in and possess the land I swore to their fathers to give them.

Plain English

And the Lord said to me: Get up and go on ahead of the people, so they go in and own the land I swore to their fathers to give them.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

12

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you but to fear the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, love him, and serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul,

Plain English

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways and to love him, and to serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and your whole soul —

King James Version, 1611

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

13

and keep the commandments of the Lord and his rules that I command you today, for your own good?

Plain English

to keep the orders of the Lord and his rules that I'm ordering you today for your good?

King James Version, 1611

To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

14

Look — the sky and the sky of skies is the Lord your God's, and the earth with everything in it.

King James Version, 1611

Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

15

Only the Lord took a liking to your fathers, to love them. And he chose their offspring after them — you — above all peoples, as it is this day.

Plain English

Only the Lord took a liking to your fathers, to love them. And he chose their offspring after them — you — above all peoples, the way it is today.

King James Version, 1611

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

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So cut the stubbornness out of your hearts and stop being so pig-headed.

Plain English

So circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and don't be stiff-necked any more.

King James Version, 1611

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

17

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrible, who shows no partiality and takes no reward.

Plain English

Because the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrifying, who doesn't take sides and doesn't take a bribe.

King James Version, 1611

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

18

He executes judgment for orphans and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

Plain English

He does judgment for the orphan and the widow, and he loves the stranger by giving him food and clothes.

King James Version, 1611

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

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So love the stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

King James Version, 1611

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

20

Fear the Lord your God. Serve him, stick close to him, and swear by his name.

Plain English

You'll fear the Lord your God. You'll serve him and stick to him and swear by his name.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

21

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and terrible things your own eyes have seen.

Plain English

He's your praise, and he's your God, who's done these great and terrifying things for you that your eyes have seen.

King James Version, 1611

He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

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Your fathers went down into Egypt seventy people, and now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars of the sky.

King James Version, 1611

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.