Deuteronomy - 9:15



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

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 9:15.

Differing Translations

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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.
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.
And when I came down from the burning mount, and held the two tables of the covenant with both hands,
And I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire; and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
'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,
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.
So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire: and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
And as I was descending from the burning mountain, and I held the two tablets of the covenant with both hands,
Tunc verti me, et descendi e monte (mons autem ipse ardebat igni) et duae tabulae foederis in manibus meis erant.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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. Hebrews. "burning", Ainsworth.

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