Deuteronomy 9:10

“YHWH gave me the two tablets of stone, written with the finger of Elohim; and on them was written according to all the words that YHWH had spoken with you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.”

Deuteronomy 9:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 9:10, word by word

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.

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gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the twoשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

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tabletsלוּחֹתluchot

tablet

Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.

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of stoneאֲבָנִיםavanim

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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writtenכְּתֻבִיםketuvim

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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with the fingerאֶצְבַּעetsba

finger

Finger; also toe.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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on the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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from the midstתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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The context

9When I went up the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that YHWH made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights; bread I did not eat, and water I did not drink.

10 · This verse (above)

11At the end of forty days and forty nights YHWH gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.

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