Deuteronomy 4:13
New International Version
He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets.

New Living Translation
He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets.

English Standard Version
And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.

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

King James Bible
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

New King James Version
So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

New American Standard Bible
So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

NASB 1995
“So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

NASB 1977
“So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Legacy Standard Bible
So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to do, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Amplified Bible
So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to follow, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Christian Standard Bible
He declared his covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He declared His covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which He wrote on two stone tablets.

American Standard Version
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he showed his covenant and commanded you to do ten sayings, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said he was making an agreement with you, and he told you that your part of the agreement is to obey the Ten Commandments. Then the LORD wrote these Commandments on two flat stones.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shewed you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, and the ten words that he wrote in two tables of stone.

English Revised Version
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD told you about the terms of his promise, the ten commandments, which he commanded you to do. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets.

Good News Translation
He told you what you must do to keep the covenant he made with you--you must obey the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets.

International Standard Version
He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to observe—the Ten Commandments that he wrote on two stone tablets.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even the ten words; and He wrote them upon two tables of stone.

Literal Standard Version
and He declares His covenant to you, which He has commanded you to do, the Ten Commandments, and He writes them on two tablets of stone.

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

New American Bible
He proclaimed to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep: the ten words, which he wrote on two stone tablets.

NET Bible
And he revealed to you the covenant he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments, writing them on two stone tablets.

New Revised Standard Version
He declared to you his covenant, which he charged you to observe, that is, the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two stone tablets.

New Heart English Bible
He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

World English Bible
He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets.

Young's Literal Translation
and He declareth to you His covenant, which He hath commanded you to do, the Ten Matters, and He writeth them upon two tables of stone.

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Context
An Exhortation to Obedience
12And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. 13He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow— the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone. 14At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.…

Cross References
Romans 9:4
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

Exodus 31:18
When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Exodus 34:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

Exodus 34:28
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.

Deuteronomy 4:12
And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

Deuteronomy 4:14
At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Deuteronomy 5:22
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 to me.


Treasury of Scripture

And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.

And he

Deuteronomy 5:1-21
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them…

Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Exodus 24:17,18
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel…

ten

Deuteronomy 10:4
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.

Exodus 34:28
And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

he wrote

Deuteronomy 9:9-11
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water: …

Deuteronomy 10:1-5
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…

Exodus 24:12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

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(13) His covenant . . . ten commandments.--See on Deuteronomy 5.

He wrote them.--See on Deuteronomy 10:2.

Verse 13. - His covenant; God's gracious engagement with Israel for their good, and by which they were bound to observe all his commandments. God declared this at Sinai when he uttered the ten commandments (words, דְבָרִים), "the words of the covenant, the ten words" (Exodus 34:28), which he afterwards gave to Moses on two tables of stone, written with the finger of God (Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18). Besides these, there were other statutes and ordinances which Moses was commanded to teach the people, and which, with them, comprised the Law given at Sinai (see Exodus 21. and following chapters).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He declared
וַיַּגֵּ֨ד (way·yag·gêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

to you
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

His covenant,
בְּרִית֗וֹ (bə·rî·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

the Ten
עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

Commandments
הַדְּבָרִ֑ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

He commanded
צִוָּ֤ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

you to follow,
לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

which He wrote
וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔ם (way·yiḵ·tə·ḇêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

two
שְׁנֵ֖י (šə·nê)
Number - mdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

tablets
לֻח֥וֹת (lu·ḥō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3871: To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal

of stone.
אֲבָנִֽים׃ (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 68: A stone


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