# Deuteronomy 10
**Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. At that time Jehovah 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. 2. And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3. So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand. 4. And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Jehovah spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Jehovah gave them unto me. 5. And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Jehovah commanded me. 6. (And the children of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. 7. From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. 8. At that time Jehovah set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9. Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah is his inheritance, according as Jehovah thy God spake unto him.) 10. And I stayed in the mount, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and Jehovah hearkened unto me that time also; Jehovah would not destroy thee. 11. And Jehovah said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. 12. And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13. to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? 14. Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein. 15. Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day. 16. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 17. For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. 18. He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment. 19. Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 20. Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear. 21. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 22. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now Jehovah thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. (Deuteronomy 10:1-22, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. At that time Yahweh said to me, “Cut two stone tablets like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood. 2. I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.” 3. So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. 4. He wrote on the tablets, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Yahweh spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Yahweh gave them to me. 5. I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me. 6. (The children of Israel traveled from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his place. 7. From there they traveled to Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. 8. At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day. 9. Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, according as Yahweh your God spoke to him.) 10. I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh would not destroy you. 11. Yahweh said to me, “Arise, take your journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give to them.” 12. Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13. to keep Yahweh’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good? 14. Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein. 15. Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their offspring after them, even you above all peoples, as it is today. 16. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. 17. For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons, nor takes reward. 18. He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing. 19. Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. 20. You shall fear Yahweh your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name. 21. He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen. 22. Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude. (Deuteronomy 10:1-22, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. 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. 2. And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3. And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 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. commandments: Heb. words 5. And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me. 6. And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. 7. From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 8. At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9. Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. 10. And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. first: or, former days 11. And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. take: Heb. go in journey 12. And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13. To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? 14. Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. 15. Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 16. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 17. For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: 18. He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 19. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. 21. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 22. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. (Deuteronomy 10:1-22, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. 'At that time hath Jehovah said unto me, Grave for thee two tables of stone, like the first, and come up unto Me, into the mount, and thou hast made for thee an ark of wood, 2. and I write on the tables the words which were on the first tables, which thou hast broken, and thou hast placed them in the ark; 3. and I make an ark of shittim wood, and grave two tables of stone like the first, and go up to the mount, and the two tables in my hand. 4. 'And He writeth on the tables, according to the first writing, the Ten Matters, which Jehovah hath spoken unto you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly, and Jehovah giveth them unto me, 5. and I turn and come down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made, and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me. 6. 'And the sons of Israel have journeyed from Beeroth of the sons of Jaakan to Mosera, there Aaron died, and he is buried there, and Eleazar his son doth act as priest in his stead; 7. thence they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. 8. 'At that time hath Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day, 9. therefore there hath not been to Levi a portion and inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah Himself [is] his inheritance, as Jehovah thy God hath spoken to him. 10. 'And I, I have stood in the mount, as the former days, forty days and forty nights, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto me also at that time; Jehovah hath not willed to destroy thee. 11. 'And Jehovah saith unto me, Rise, go to journey before the people, and they go in and possess the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them. 12. 'And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 13. to keep the commands of Jehovah, and His statutes which I am commanding thee to-day, for good to thee? 14. 'Lo, to Jehovah thy God [are] the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, the earth and all that [is] in it; 15. only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted, to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them, on you, out of all the peoples as [at] this day; 16. and ye have circumcised the foreskin of your heart, and your neck ye do not harden any more; 17. for Jehovah your God, He [is] God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe; 18. He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment. 19. 'And ye have loved the sojourner, for sojourners ye were in the land of Egypt. 20. 'Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, and by His name thou dost swear. 21. He [is] thy praise, and He [is] thy God, who hath done with thee these great and fearful [things] which thine eyes have seen: 22. with seventy persons did thy fathers go down to Egypt, and now hath Jehovah thy God made thee as stars of the heavens for multitude. (Deuteronomy 10:1-22, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_
## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Deuteronomy 10.18-19](/codex/deuteronomy-10-18-19/)
- [Cultic Decalogue Objection Defeater](/codex/cultic-decalogue-objection-defeater/)
- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Deuteronomy 10.17](/codex/deuteronomy-10-17/)
- [El Gibbor LXX Translation Problem Defeater](/codex/el-gibbor-lxx-translation-problem-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 10.17](/codex/deuteronomy-10-17/)
- [Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-14-reverse-slavery-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 10.18-19](/codex/deuteronomy-10-18-19/)
- [Sabbath Breaking Stoning Objection Defeater](/codex/sabbath-breaking-stoning-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 10.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-10-1-5/)
**Concepts:**
- [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/), via [Deuteronomy 10.18](/codex/deuteronomy-10-18/)
- [Canaanite Conquest and Herem](/codex/canaanite-conquest-and-herem/), via [Deuteronomy 10.18-19](/codex/deuteronomy-10-18-19/)
- [Documentary Hypothesis](/codex/documentary-hypothesis/), via [Deuteronomy 10.4](/codex/deuteronomy-10-4/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Deuteronomy 10.17](/codex/deuteronomy-10-17/)
**Lexicon:**
- [H3548 - kohen](/codex/h3548-kohen/), via [Deuteronomy 10.8](/codex/deuteronomy-10-8/)
- [H3724 - kopher](/codex/h3724-kopher/), via [Deuteronomy 10.17](/codex/deuteronomy-10-17/)
- [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/), via [Deuteronomy 10.16](/codex/deuteronomy-10-16/)
- [H3824 - lebab](/codex/h3824-lebab/), via [Deuteronomy 10.12](/codex/deuteronomy-10-12/), [Deuteronomy 10.16](/codex/deuteronomy-10-16/)
- [H7592 - shaal](/codex/h7592-shaal/), via [Deuteronomy 10.12](/codex/deuteronomy-10-12/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.