| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood. | 1The LORD said to me at that time, 'Cut two stone tablets like the first ones and come to Me on the mountain and make a wooden ark. |
| 2And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.” | 2I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you are to place them in the ark.' |
| 3So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands. | 3So I made an ark of acacia wood, cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and climbed the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. |
| 4And the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly. The LORD gave them to me, | 4Then on the day of the assembly, the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain from the fire. The LORD gave them to me, |
| 5and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made, as the LORD had commanded me; and there they have remained. | 5and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made. And they have remained there, as the LORD commanded me." |
| 6The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest. | 6The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. Aaron died and was buried there, and Eleazar his son became priest in his place. |
| 7From there they traveled to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water. | 7They traveled from there to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water." |
| 8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day. | 8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD's covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today. |
| 9That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him. | 9For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God told him." |
| 10I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you. | 10I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights like the first time. The LORD also listened to me on this occasion; He agreed not to annihilate you. |
| 11Then the LORD said to me, “Get up. Continue your journey ahead of the people, that they may enter and possess the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.” | 11Then the LORD said to me, 'Get up. Continue your journey ahead of the people, so that they may enter and possess the land I swore to give their fathers.'" |
| 12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, | 12And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you except to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul? |
| 13and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good? | 13Keep the LORD's commands and statutes I am giving you today, for your own good. |
| 14Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it. | 14The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the LORD your God, as does the earth and everything in it. |
| 15Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day. | 15Yet the LORD was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them--He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today. |
| 16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. | 16Therefore, circumcise your hearts and don't be stiff-necked any longer. |
| 17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. | 17For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe. |
| 18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. | 18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. |
| 19So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. | 19You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. |
| 20You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name. | 20You are to fear Yahweh your God and worship Him. Remain faithful to Him and take oaths in His name. |
| 21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen. | 21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen. |
| 22Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. | 22Your fathers went down to Egypt, 70 people in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky." |
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