Deuteronomy 10 · Verse 4

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.
Deuteronomy 10:4, King James Version

Deuteronomy 10:4 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly. The LORD gave them to me,
WEBHe wrote on the tablets, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them to me.
ASVAnd he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Jehovah spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Jehovah gave them unto me.
YLT‘And He writeth on the tables, according to the first writing, the Ten Matters, which Jehovah hath spoken unto you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly, and Jehovah giveth them unto me,
DARBYAnd he wrote on the tables, as the first writing, the ten words which Jehovah spoke unto you on the mountain, from the midst of the fire, on the day of the assembly, and Jehovah gave them unto me.
BBEAnd he put on the stones, as in the first writing, the ten rules which the Lord gave you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the great meeting: and the Lord gave the stones to me.
WebsterAnd he wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spoke to you in the mount, from the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them to me.

What does Deuteronomy 10:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 10:4-5
4-5. he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing--that is, not Moses, who under the divine direction acted as amanuensis, but God Himself who made this inscription a second time with His own hand, to testify the importance He attached to the ten commandments. Different from other stone monuments of antiquity, which were made to stand upright and in the open air, those on which the divine law was engraven were portable, and designed to be kept as a treasure. Josephus says that each of the tables contained five precepts. But the tradition generally received, both among Jewish and Christian writers is, that one table contained four precepts, the other six.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Ten commandments - See the note on Exo 20:1, etc.

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…

Read the full comment on Deuteronomy 10:1-11 →

Deuteronomy 10:4 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.

וַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.Toand he wroteH3789
עַֽל\־'al-onH5921
הַלֻּחֹ֜תha.lu.Chotthe tabletsH3871
כַּמִּכְתָּ֣בka.mikh.Tavlike the writingH4385
הָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> formerH7223
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.ret[the] tenH6235
הַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּר֩di.Berhe had spokenH1696
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲלֵיכֶ֥ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
בָּהָ֛רba.Haron the mountainH2022
מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432
הָאֵ֖שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
הַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
וַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.Nemand he gave themH5414
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלָֽי\׃'e.Laito meH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 10:4

  • Deuteronomy 9:10

    And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 4:11-15

    And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. 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. And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. …

  • Hebrews 12:18-19

    For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

  • Deuteronomy 18:16

    According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

  • Exodus 20:1-17

    And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: …

  • Deuteronomy 5:4-26

    The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying, I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods before me. …

  • Exodus 19:17-18

    And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he wrote.
9:10; Ex 34:28
the ten.
4:13
commandments. Heb. words. which.
5:4-21; Ex 20:1-17
out of the.
4:11-15; 5:22-26; Ex 19:18; Heb 12:18,19
in the day.
9:10; 18:16; Ex 19:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 10:5

    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.

Read all of Deuteronomy 10

Deuteronomy 10:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y escribió en las tablas conforme á la primera escritura, las diez palabras que Jehová os había hablado en el monte de en medio del fuego, el día de la asamblea; y diómelas Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et il écrivit sur les tables, selon ce qu’il avait écrit la première fois, les dix paroles que l’ Éternel vous avait dites sur la montagne, du milieu du feu, le jour de la congrégation; et l’ Éternel me les donna.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er schrieb auf die Tafeln wie die erste Schrift, die zehn Worte, welche Jehova auf dem Berge zu euch geredet hatte, mitten aus dem Feuer am Tage der Versammlung; und Jehova gab sie mir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Scripsitque in tabulis, juxta id quod prius scripserat, verba decem, quæ locutus est Dominus ad vos in monte de medio ignis, quando populus congregatus est: et dedit eas mihi.