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He declaredוַיַּגֵּדto youלָכֶםhis covenant,אֶת בְּרִיתוֹwhichאֲשֶׁרhe commandedצִוָּהyouאֶתְכֶםto carry out,לַעֲשׂוֹתthe tenעֲשֶׂרֶתwords,הַדְּבָרִיםand he wrote themוַיִּכְתְּבֵםonעַלtwoשְׁנֵיtabletsלֻחוֹתof stone.אֲבָנִים
Deuteronomy 4:13
Study it in the app“He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to carry out, the ten words, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.”
A voice from the fire; God declared his covenant to them: the ten wordsThe Word of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:13, word by word
- He declaredיַּגֵּדyaged
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “yaged” appears- his covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- he commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- to carry outעֲשׂוֹתasot
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asot” 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- and he wrote themיִּכְתְּבֵyichtve
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtve” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- tabletsלֻחוֹתluchot
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appears- of stoneאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears
Translation note
“The ten words” are the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-21).
The context
12YHWH spoke to you from the midst of the fire. You were hearing the sound of words, but you saw no form; only a voice.
13 · This verse (above)
14And YHWH commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, for you to carry them out in the land into which you are crossing to take possession of it.