And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּבonעַלthe tablets,הַלֻּחֹתaccording to the firstכַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןwriting,מִּכְתָּבthe tenאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶתwordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרto youאֲלֵיכֶםon the mountainבָּהָרfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fireהָאֵשׁon the dayבְּיוֹםof the assembly;הַקָּהָלand YHWHוַ יְהוָהgave themיִּתְּנֵםto me.אֵלָי
Deuteronomy 10:4
Study it in the app“And he wrote on the tablets, according to the first writing, the ten words that YHWH had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly; and YHWH gave them to me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 10:4, word by word
- And he wroteיִּכְתֹּבyichtov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtov” appears- the tabletsלֻּחֹתluchot
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appears- according to the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- writingמִּכְתָּבmichtav
writing
Writing, what is written.
Where else “michtav” appears- the tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- on the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- from the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kahal” appears- gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitne” appears
The context
3So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved two tablets of stone like the first ones, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.
4 · This verse (above)
5Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made; and they are there, as YHWH commanded me.