Deuteronomy 9 · Verse 10

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.
Deuteronomy 9:10, King James Version

Deuteronomy 9:10 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.
WEBThe LORD delivered to me the two stone tablets written with God’s finger. On them were all the words which the LORD spoke with you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire in the day of the assembly.
ASVAnd Jehovah delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which Jehovah spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
YLTand Jehovah giveth unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God, and on them according to all the words which Jehovah hath spoken with you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly.
DARBY— and Jehovah delivered to me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words which Jehovah spoke with you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
BBEAnd the Lord gave me the two stones with writing on them done by the finger of God: on them were recorded all the words which the Lord said to you on the mountain out of the heart of the fire, on the day of the great meeting.
WebsterAnd the LORD delivered to me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words which the LORD spoke with you in the mount, from the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly.

What does Deuteronomy 9:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Tables of stone - See the notes on Exo 31:18, Exo 32:15 (note), and Exo 32:16.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 9:7-29

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath…

Read the full comment on Deuteronomy 9:7-29 →

Deuteronomy 9:10 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.

וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito meH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁנֵי֙she.Nei[the] twoH8147
לוּחֹ֣תlu.Chot[the] tablets ofH3871
הָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.Nim<the> stone<s>H68
כְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.ViminscribedH3789
בְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'by [the] finger ofH676
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
וַעֲלֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.lei.Hemand [were] on themH5921
כְּֽכָל\־ke.khol-like allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּר֩di.Berhe had spokenH1696
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּכֶ֥ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973
בָּהָ֛רba.Haron the mountainH2022
מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432
הָאֵ֖שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
הַקָּהָֽל\׃ha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 9:10

  • Exodus 31:18

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • Hebrews 8:10

    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

  • 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 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.

  • Deuteronomy 4:10-15

    Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. 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. …

  • Exodus 19:17-19

    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. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

  • Matthew 12:28

    But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

  • Deuteronomy 5:6-21

    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. Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, …

  • Exodus 20:1-18

    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: …

  • 2 Corinthians 3:3

    Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

  • Luke 11:20

    But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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the Lord.
Ex 31:18
written with.
10:4; Mt 12:28; Lu 11:20; 2Co 3:3; Heb 8:10
all the words.
4:10-15; 5:6-21; 18:16; Ex 19:17-19; 20:1-18

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 9:9

    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 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.

  • Deuteronomy 9:11

    And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.

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Deuteronomy 9:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dióme Jehová las dos tablas de piedra escritas con el dedo de Dios; y en ellas estaba escrito conforme á todas las palabras que os habló Jehová en el monte de en medio del fuego, el día de la asamblea.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’ Éternel me donna les deux tables de pierre, écrites du doigt de Dieu; et sur elles étaient écrites toutes les paroles que l’ Éternel vous avait dites sur la montagne, du milieu du feu, le jour de la congrégation;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Jehova gab mir die zwei steinernen Tafeln, beschrieben mit dem Finger Gottes; und auf ihnen standen alle die Worte, welche Jehova auf dem Berge mit euch geredet hatte, mitten aus dem Feuer, am Tage der Versammlung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deditque mihi Dominus duas tabulas lapideas scriptas digito Dei, et continentes omnia verba quæ vobis locutus est in monte de medio ignis, quando concio populi congregata est.