Deuteronomy 9:15

Verse

So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

Bible in Basic English

So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when I came down from the burning mount, and held the two tables of the covenant with both hands,

Free Bible Version

I went back down the mountain while it was still on fire, carrying the two tablets of the agreement.

Geneva Bible 1599

So I returned, and came downe from the Mount (and the Mount burnt with fire, and ye two Tables of the couenant were in my two handes)

King James (Authorized) Version

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

One Unity Resource Bible

So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. The two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

Translation for Translators

So I turned and went down the mountain, carrying in my hands the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. Fire was burning all over the mountain.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So I turned around and came down the mountain, and the mountain was burning. The two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.

Noah Webster Bible

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

World English Bible

So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. The two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

Young's Literal Translation

'And I turn, and come down from the mount, and the mount is burning with fire, and the two tables of the covenant on my two hands,

Context

The Golden Calf

¹⁴Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”¹⁵So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.¹⁶And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you.

Summary

In this verse, Moses recounts the time when he received the two tablets of the covenant from God on Mount Sinai. The tablets were inscribed with the Ten Commandments, representing God's covenant with His people. Despite the Israelites' disobedience and sinfulness, God's faithfulness in giving them the law as a guide for righteous living is evident. This verse serves as a reminder of God's grace and mercy in providing His people with instructions for holy living, even in the midst of their shortcomings.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

So I turned and came down from the mount,.... As the Lord commanded: and the mount burned with fire; as it had for six weeks past, ever since the Lord's descent upon it; and so it continued, for the words may be rendered, "and the mount was burning" (b); and yet this did not deter the Israelites from idolatry: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands: one table in one hand, and the other in the other hand. (b) "de monte ardente", V. L. Heb. "burning", Ainsworth.

Deuteronomy 9:15

The Golden Calf

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Berean Standard Bible

So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

Bible in Basic English

So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when I came down from the burning mount, and held the two tables of the covenant with both hands,

Free Bible Version

I went back down the mountain while it was still on fire, carrying the two tablets of the agreement.

Geneva Bible 1599

So I returned, and came downe from the Mount (and the Mount burnt with fire, and ye two Tables of the couenant were in my two handes)

King James (Authorized) Version

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

One Unity Resource Bible

So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. The two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

Translation for Translators

So I turned and went down the mountain, carrying in my hands the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. Fire was burning all over the mountain.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So I turned around and came down the mountain, and the mountain was burning. The two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.

Noah Webster Bible

So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

World English Bible

So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. The two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

Young's Literal Translation

'And I turn, and come down from the mount, and the mount is burning with fire, and the two tables of the covenant on my two hands,