Deuteronomy 10:5

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.

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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.

In Context

4And 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.

6(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.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:16Inside the ark you are to put the record which I will give you.

Exodus 32:15Then Moses came down the mountain with the two stones of the law in his hand; the stones had writing on their two sides, on the front and on the back.

Exodus 34:29Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two stones in his hand, he was not conscious that his face was shining because of his talk with God.

Deuteronomy 9:15So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.

Joshua 4:9And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 10:2-12

God's Great Kindness to Israel. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 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 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 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 And he wrote on the tables,… Read the whole commentary →

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