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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref `At that time hath Jehovah said unto me, Grave for thee two tables of stone, like the first, and come up unto Me, into the mount, and thou hast made for thee an ark of wood,

2 Ref and I write on the tables the words which were on the first tables, which thou hast broken, and thou hast placed them in the ark;

3 Ref and 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.

4 Ref `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,

5 Ref and I turn and come down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made, and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.

6 Ref `And the sons of Israel have journeyed from Beeroth of the sons of Jaakan to Mosera, there Aaron died, and he is buried there, and Eleazar his son doth act as priest in his stead;

7 Ref thence they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

8 Ref `At that time hath Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day,

9 Ref therefore there hath not been to Levi a portion and inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah Himself `is' his inheritance, as Jehovah thy God hath spoken to him.

10 Ref `And I -- I have stood in the mount, as the former days, forty days and forty nights, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto me also at that time; Jehovah hath not willed to destroy thee.

11 Ref `And Jehovah saith unto me, Rise, go to journey before the people, and they go in and possess the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.

12 Ref `And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

13 Ref to keep the commands of Jehovah, and His statutes which I am commanding thee to-day, for good to thee?

14 Ref `Lo, to Jehovah thy God `are' the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, the earth and all that `is' in it;

15 Ref only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted -- to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them -- on you, out of all the peoples as `at' this day;

16 Ref and ye have circumcised the foreskin of your heart, and your neck ye do not harden any more;

17 Ref for Jehovah your God -- He `is' God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

18 Ref He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

19 Ref `And ye have loved the sojourner, for sojourners ye were in the land of Egypt.

20 Ref `Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, and by His name thou dost swear.

21 Ref He `is' thy praise, and He `is' thy God, who hath done with thee these great and fearful `things' which thine eyes have seen:

22 Ref with seventy persons did thy fathers go down to Egypt, and now hath Jehovah thy God made thee as stars of the heavens for multitude.

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.

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