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and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, <i>that is,</i> the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, <i>that is,</i> the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to do, <i>that is</i>, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to follow, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He declared his covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He declared His covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which He wrote on two stone tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said he was making an agreement with you, and he told you that your part of the agreement is to obey the Ten Commandments. Then the LORD wrote these Commandments on two flat stones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD told you about the terms of his promise, the ten commandments, which he commanded you to do. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He told you what you must do to keep the covenant he made with you--you must obey the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to observe—the Ten Commandments that he wrote on two stone tablets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow?the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And he revealed to you the covenant he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments, writing them on two stone tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He declares His covenant to you, which He has commanded you to do, the Ten Commandments, and He writes them on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will announce to you his covenant which he commanded you to do, the ten words; and he will write them upon two tables of stones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he shewed you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, and the ten words that he wrote in two tables of stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he revealed his covenant to you, which he instructed you to carry out, and the ten words which he wrote on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He proclaimed to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep: the ten words, which he wrote on two stone tablets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He declared to you his covenant, which he charged you to observe, that is, the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two stone tablets.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he showed his covenant and commanded you to do ten sayings, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even the ten words; and He wrote them upon two tables of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1238" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">An Exhortation to Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">He declared</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">His covenant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">He commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you to follow—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śe·reṯ (Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">the Ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">Commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: way·yiḵ·tə·ḇêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">that He wrote</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3871.htm" title="3871: lu·ḥō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A tablet, board or plank, a plate. Or luach; from a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet, of stone, wood or metal.">tablets</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ă·ḇā·nîm (N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">of stone.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a></span><br />And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Exodus 34:28</a></span><br />So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6-21</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Deuteronomy 9:9-11</a></span><br />When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. / Then 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. / And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Deuteronomy 10:4</a></span><br />And the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly. The LORD gave them to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">1 Kings 8:9</a></span><br />There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-11.htm">2 Chronicles 6:11</a></span><br />And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-11</a></span><br />The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. / The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Psalm 78:5</a></span><br />For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-142.htm">Psalm 119:142</a></span><br />Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11-12</a></span><br />And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them. / I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-19</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-36.htm">Matthew 22:36-40</a></span><br />“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.</p><p class="hdg">And he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1-21</a></b></br> And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth <i>is</i> mine:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Exodus 24:17,18</a></b></br> And the sight of the glory of the LORD <i>was</i> like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">ten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Deuteronomy 10:4</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Exodus 34:28</a></b></br> And he was there with the LORD 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.</p><p class="hdg">he wrote</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Deuteronomy 9:9-11</a></b></br> When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, <i>even</i> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1-5</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Exodus 24:12</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/numbers/15-34.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Tables</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Tablets</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-12.htm">Words</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/ruth/3-16.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-45.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-22.htm">Tables</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Tablets</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Words</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-22.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He declared to you His covenant</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative in establishing a covenant with Israel. A covenant in biblical terms is a solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and obligations. This particular covenant is rooted in the events at Mount Sinai, where God revealed His laws to Moses. The covenant signifies a binding relationship, underscoring God's commitment to Israel and their responsibility to obey Him. This covenant is foundational, setting the stage for the entire narrative of the Old Testament and pointing towards the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>).<p><b>which He commanded you to follow</b><br>The commandments were not mere suggestions but divine mandates. The use of "commanded" highlights the authority of God and the expectation of obedience from the Israelites. This reflects the theocratic nature of Israel's society, where God's law was the supreme law. The commandments were intended to guide the moral, social, and spiritual life of the people, ensuring they lived in a way that was pleasing to God and distinct from surrounding nations (<a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Leviticus 18:3-5</a>).<p><b>the Ten Commandments</b><br>The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, are a summary of God's moral law. They are divided into two sections: the first four commandments focus on the relationship between God and man, while the last six address interpersonal relationships. These commandments are central to Jewish and Christian ethics and have influenced legal systems worldwide. They are reiterated in the New Testament, where Jesus affirms their enduring significance (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-19</a>).<p><b>that He wrote on two tablets of stone</b><br>The writing on stone tablets signifies permanence and divine authorship. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, important documents were often inscribed on stone to ensure their durability. The use of stone tablets also underscores the seriousness and unchanging nature of God's law. According to <a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Exodus 31:18</a>, these tablets were inscribed by the "finger of God," indicating direct divine involvement. The tablets were placed in the Ark of the Covenant, symbolizing God's presence and the centrality of His law in the life of Israel (<a href="/exodus/25-16.htm">Exodus 25:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai and communicated them to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were delivered from Egypt and were given the Law to follow as part of their covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, symbolizing His covenant with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine author of the covenant, who established the Ten Commandments as a moral and spiritual guide for His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ten_commandments.htm">The Ten Commandments</a></b><br>The core moral laws given by God, written on two tablets of stone, serving as the foundation of the covenant between God and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_relationship.htm">The Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The Ten Commandments are not just rules but a covenant, a binding agreement that establishes a relationship between God and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_foundation.htm">Moral Foundation</a></b><br>The Ten Commandments serve as a moral foundation for believers, guiding ethical behavior and decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>The giving of the Ten Commandments reflects God's unchanging nature and His desire for holiness among His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law_in_christian_life.htm">The Role of the Law in Christian Life</a></b><br>While Christians are under grace, the moral principles of the Ten Commandments remain relevant and instructive for righteous living.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>Jesus Christ fulfills the Law, and through Him, believers are empowered to live out the commandments in love and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._13_clash_with_free_will.htm">Does the harsh response prescribed in Deuteronomy 13 conflict with the concept of free will versus strict divine command?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_lawlessness.htm">What does the Bible say about lawlessness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_family_idols.htm">What are the family idols mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_generosity_affect_relationships.htm">How can you inscribe mercy and truth in your heart?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">His covenant . . . ten commandments.</span>--See on Deuteronomy 5.<p><span class= "bld">He wrote them.</span>--See on <a href="/deuteronomy/10-2.htm" title="And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which you brake, and you shall put them in the ark.">Deuteronomy 10:2</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His covenant</span>; God's gracious engagement with Israel for their good, and by which they were bound to observe all his commandments. God declared this at Sinai when he uttered the ten commandments (words, <span class="hebrew">דְבָרִים</span>), "the words of the covenant, the ten words" (<a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Exodus 34:28</a>), which he afterwards gave to Moses on two tables of stone, written with the finger of God (<a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Exodus 24:12</a>; <a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Exodus 31:18</a>). Besides these, there were other statutes and ordinances which Moses was commanded to teach the people, and which, with them, comprised the Law given at Sinai (see <a href="/exodus/21.htm">Exodus 21</a>. and following chapters). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He declared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגֵּ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·gêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His covenant,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you to follow,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which He wrote</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḵ·tə·ḇêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tablets</span><br /><span class="heb">לֻח֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lu·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3871.htm">Strong's 3871: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of stone.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבָנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:13 He declared to you his covenant which (Deut. 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