Deuteronomy 10:4

“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.”

Deuteronomy 10:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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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.

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