Deuteronomy 4:13

What does Deuteronomy 4:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 4:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he gave you his agreement with you, the ten rules which you were to keep, which he put in writing on the two stones of the law.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, the ten words; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.

Context

v.12And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.

v.13This passage

v.14And Jehovah commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:7

    But if the ministration of death, written, and engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away:

  • Deuteronomy 5:1

    And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.

  • Deuteronomy 10:1

    At that time Jehovah 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 34:28

    And he was there with Jehovah 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.

  • Hebrews 9:4

    having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

  • Exodus 31:18

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

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