Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. New Living Translation He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. English Standard Version And 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. Berean Standard Bible He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible So 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. NASB 1995 “So 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. NASB 1977 “So 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. Legacy Standard Bible So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to do, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible He declared his covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets. Holman Christian Standard Bible He declared His covenant to you. He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments, which He wrote on two stone tablets. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to observe—the Ten Commandments that he wrote on two stone tablets. Majority Standard Bible He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow?the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone. NET Bible And he revealed to you the covenant he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments, writing them on two stone tablets. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shewed you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, and the ten words that he wrote in two tables of stone. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible He proclaimed to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep: the ten words, which he wrote on two stone tablets. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tablets of stone. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he showed his covenant and commanded you to do ten sayings, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context An Exhortation to Obedience…12And 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. 13He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow— the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone. 14At 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.… Cross References Exodus 20:1-17 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. ... Exodus 34:28 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. Deuteronomy 5:6-21 “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. ... Deuteronomy 9:9-11 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. Deuteronomy 10:4 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, 1 Kings 8:9 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. 2 Chronicles 6:11 And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.” Nehemiah 9:13-14 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. Psalm 19:7-11 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. ... Psalm 78:5 For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, Psalm 119:142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. Jeremiah 31:31-34 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. ... Ezekiel 20:11-12 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. Matthew 5:17-19 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. Matthew 22:36-40 “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. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. And he Deuteronomy 5:1-21 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… Exodus 19:5 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 is mine: Exodus 24:17,18 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel… ten Deuteronomy 10:4 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. Exodus 34:28 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. he wrote Deuteronomy 9:9-11 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even 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: … Deuteronomy 10:1-5 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… Exodus 24:12 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. Jump to Previous Agreement Commanded Commandments Covenant Declared Declareth Law Matters Perform Rules Stone Stones Tables Tablets Ten Words Writing WroteJump to Next Agreement Commanded Commandments Covenant Declared Declareth Law Matters Perform Rules Stone Stones Tables Tablets Ten Words Writing WroteDeuteronomy 4 1. An exhortation to obedience41. Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan 44. Recapitulation He declared to you The phrase "He declared to you" emphasizes the direct communication from God to His people. The Hebrew root for "declared" is "נָגַד" (nagad), which means to make known or to announce. This highlights the personal and authoritative nature of God's revelation. In the historical context, this declaration was not just a casual statement but a divine proclamation, underscoring the importance and solemnity of the message being delivered. His covenant which He commanded you to follow the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone He wrote them.--See on Deuteronomy 10:2. Verse 13. - His covenant; 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, דְבָרִים), "the words of the covenant, the ten words" (Exodus 34:28), which he afterwards gave to Moses on two tables of stone, written with the finger of God (Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18). 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 Exodus 21. and following chapters).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨ד (way·yag·gêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous to you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case His covenant, בְּרִית֗וֹ (bə·rî·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant the Ten עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 6235: Ten Commandments הַדְּבָרִ֑ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause He commanded צִוָּ֤ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you to follow, לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make which He wrote וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔ם (way·yiḵ·tə·ḇêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 3789: To grave, to write on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against two שְׁנֵ֖י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) tablets לֻח֥וֹת (lu·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3871: To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal of stone. אֲבָנִֽים׃ (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone Links Deuteronomy 4:13 NIVDeuteronomy 4:13 NLT Deuteronomy 4:13 ESV Deuteronomy 4:13 NASB Deuteronomy 4:13 KJV Deuteronomy 4:13 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 4:13 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 4:13 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 4:13 French Bible Deuteronomy 4:13 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:13 He declared to you his covenant which (Deut. 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