Deuteronomy 10 · Verse 3

Deuteronomy 10:3

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.
Deuteronomy 10:3, King James Version

Deuteronomy 10:3 in other translations

BSBSo I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.
WEBSo I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.
ASVSo I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand.
YLTand I make an ark of shittim wood, and grave two tables of stone like the first, and go up to the mount, and the two tables in my hand.
DARBYAnd I made an ark of acacia-wood, and hewed two tables of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tables in my hand.
BBESo I made an ark of hard wood, and had two stones cut like the others, and went up the mountain with the stones in my hands.
WebsterAnd I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like the first, and ascended the mount, having the two tables in my hand.

What does Deuteronomy 10:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. And I made an ark of shittim wood--It appears, however, from Ex 37:1, that the ark was not framed till his return from the mount, or most probably, he gave instructions to Bezaleel, the artist employed on the work, before he ascended the mount--that, on his descent, it might be finished, and ready to receive the precious deposit.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Shittim wood - See the note on Exo 25:5, and succeeding verses, and on the parallel places in the margin.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 10:1-11

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 a standing ministry among them for holy things. And now, under…

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Deuteronomy 10:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאַ֤עַשׂva.'A.'asand I madeH6213
אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnan ark ofH727
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> ofH6086
שִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimacaciaH7848
וָאֶפְסֹ֛לva.'ef.Soland I cut outH6458
שְׁנֵי\־she.nei-twoH8147
לֻחֹ֥תlu.Chottablets ofH3871
אֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.Nimstone<s>H68
כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.Nimlike the former [tablets]H7223
וָאַ֣עַלva.'A.'aland I went upH5927
הָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahthe mountain towardsH2022
וּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.Neiand [the] twoH8147
הַלֻּחֹ֖תha.lu.Chotthe tabletsH3871
בְּיָדִֽי\׃be.ya.Di[were] in hand myH3027

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 10:3

  • Exodus 34:4

    And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.

  • Exodus 37:1-9

    And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. …

  • Exodus 25:10

    And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

  • Exodus 25:5

    And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

  • Deuteronomy 10:1

    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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I made.
Ex 25:5,10; 37:1-9
hewed.
1; Ex 34:4

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 10:2

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 10:3

    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.

  • 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.

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Deuteronomy 10:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hice un arca de madera de Sittim, y labré dos tablas de piedra como las primeras, y subí al monte con las dos tablas en mi mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je fis une arche de bois de sittim, et je taillai deux tables de pierre comme les premières; et je montai sur la montagne, les deux tables dans ma main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich machte eine Lade von Akazienholz und hieb zwei steinerne Tafeln aus, wie die ersten; und ich stieg auf den Berg, und die zwei Tafeln waren in meiner Hand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Feci igitur arcam de lignis setim. Cumque dolassem duas tabulas lapideas instar priorum, ascendi in montem, habens eas in manibus.