Deuteronomy 10

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref At that time the Lord said to me, Make two other stones, cut like the first two, and come up to me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

2 Ref And I will put on the stones the words which were on the first stones which were broken by you, and you are to put them into the ark.

3 Ref So 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.

4 Ref And 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.

5 Ref And turning round I came down from the mountain and put the stones in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the Lord gave me orders.

6 Ref (And the children of Israel went on from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah: there death came to Aaron and he was put to rest in the earth; and Eleazar, his son, took his place as priest.

7 Ref From there they went on to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water.

8 Ref At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

9 Ref For this reason Levi has no part or heritage for himself among his brothers: the Lord is his heritage, as the Lord your God said to him.)

10 Ref And I was in the mountain, as at the first time, for forty days and forty nights; and again the ears of the Lord were open to my prayer, and he did not send destruction on you.

11 Ref Then the Lord said to me, Get up and go on your journey before the people, so that they may go in and take the land which I said in my oath to their fathers that I would give them.

12 Ref And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

13 Ref Doing the orders of the Lord and keeping his laws which I give you this day for your good?

14 Ref The Lord your God is ruler of heaven, of the heaven of heavens, and of the earth with everything in it.

15 Ref But the Lord had delight in your fathers and love for them, marking out for himself their seed after them, even you, from all peoples, as at this day.

16 Ref Let your circumcision be of the heart, and put away your pride.

17 Ref For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, strong in power and greatly to be feared, who has no respect for any man's position and takes no rewards:

18 Ref Judging uprightly in the cause of the widow and of the child who has no father, and giving food and clothing in his mercy to the man from a strange country.

19 Ref So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.

20 Ref Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

21 Ref He is your God, the God of your praise, your God who has done for you all these works of power which your eyes have seen.

22 Ref Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the Lord your God has made you like the stars of heaven in number.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref At that time Yahweh said to me, Hew you two tables of stone like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

2 Ref I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.

3 Ref So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tables in my hand.

4 Ref He wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Yahweh spoke to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Yahweh gave them to me.

5 Ref I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.

6 Ref (The children of Israel traveled from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his place.

7 Ref From there they traveled to Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

8 Ref At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

9 Ref Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, according as Yahweh your God spoke to him.)

10 Ref I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh would not destroy you.

11 Ref Yahweh said to me, Arise, take your journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give to them.

12 Ref Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

13 Ref to keep the commandments of Yahweh, and his statutes, which I command you this day for your good?

14 Ref Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.

15 Ref Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.

16 Ref Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.

17 Ref For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't regard persons, nor takes reward.

18 Ref He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

19 Ref Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

20 Ref You shall fear Yahweh your God; him shall you serve; and to him shall you cleave, and by his name shall you swear.

21 Ref He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen.

22 Ref Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref 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.

2 Ref 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.

3 Ref 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.

4 Ref 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.

5 Ref 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.

6 Ref And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.

7 Ref From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.

8 Ref At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

9 Ref Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

10 Ref And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.

11 Ref And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

12 Ref And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

13 Ref To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

14 Ref Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

15 Ref Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

16 Ref Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

17 Ref For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

18 Ref He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

19 Ref Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

20 Ref Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

21 Ref He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

22 Ref Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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