| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“At that time the LORD said to me, ‘Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and make an ark of wood. | 1"At that time the LORD said to me, 'Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the former ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood for yourself. |
| 2And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.’ | 2'I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark.' |
| 3So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. | 3"So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut out two tablets of stone like the former ones, and went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. |
| 4And he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten Commandments that the LORD had spoken to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the LORD gave them to me. | 4"He wrote on the tablets, like the former writing, the Ten Commandments which the LORD had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them to me. |
| 5Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made. And there they are, as the LORD commanded me.” | 5"Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me." |
| 6(The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place. | 6(Now the sons of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and there he was buried and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his place. |
| 7From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water. | 7From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks 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 minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day. | 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 bless in His name until this day. |
| 9Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God said to him.) | 9Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God spoke to him.) |
| 10“I myself stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights, and the LORD listened to me that time also. The LORD was unwilling to destroy you. | 10"I, moreover, stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time, and the LORD listened to me that time also; the LORD was not willing to destroy you. |
| 11And the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, go on your journey at the head of the people, so that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.’ | 11"Then the LORD said to me, 'Arise, proceed on your journey ahead of the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.' |
| 12“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, | 12"Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, |
| 13and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good? | 13and to keep the LORD'S commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good? |
| 14Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. | 14"Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it. |
| 15Yet the LORD set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. | 15"Yet on your fathers did the LORD set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day. |
| 16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. | 16"So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer. |
| 17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. | 17"For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. |
| 18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. | 18"He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing. |
| 19Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. | 19"So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. |
| 20You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. | 20"You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name. |
| 21He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. | 21"He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen. |
| 22Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven. | 22"Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven. |
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