"At that time the LORD
said
to me, ` aCut
out for yourself two
tablets
of stone
like the former
ones
, and come
up to Me on the mountain
, and bmake
an ark
of wood
for yourself.
` aI will write on the tablets
the words
that were on the former
tablets
which
you shattered
, and byou shall put
them in the ark
.'
"So aI made an ark
of acacia
wood
and bcut
out two
tablets
of stone
like the former
ones
, and went
up on the mountain
with the two
tablets
in my hand
.
"He wrote on the tablets
, like the former
writing
, athe Ten
1Commandments
bwhich
the LORD
had spoken
to you on the mountain
from the midst
of the fire
con the day
of the assembly
; and the LORD
gave
them to me.
"Then I turned and acame
down
from the mountain
and bput
the tablets
in the ark
which
I had made
; cand there
they are, as the LORD
commanded
me."
(Now the sons of Israel
set
out from 1Beeroth
aBene-jaakan
to Moserah
. bThere
Aaron
died
and there
he was buried
and Eleazar
his son
ministered
as priest
in his place
.
aFrom there they set
out to Gudgodah
, and from Gudgodah
to Jotbathah
, a land
of brooks
of water
.
aAt 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
bto serve
Him and to bless
in His name
until
this
day
.
aTherefore, 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.)
" aI, 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.
"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.'
" aNow, Israel
, what
does the LORD
your God
require
from you, but to 1fear
the LORD
your God
, to walk
in all
His ways
and blove
Him, and to serve
the LORD
your God
with call
your heart
and with all
your soul
,
and to keep the LORD'S
commandments
and His statutes
which
I am commanding
you today
for your good
?
"Behold, ato the LORD
your God
belong heaven
and the 1highest
heavens
, bthe earth
and all
that is in it.
" aYet on your fathers
did the LORD
set
His affection
to love
them, and He chose
their 1descendants
after
them, even you above
all
peoples
, as it is this
day
.
" aSo circumcise 1your heart
, and bstiffen
your neck
no
longer
.
" aFor the LORD your God
is the God
of gods
and the bLord
of lords
, the great
, the mighty
, and the awesome
God
cwho
does not show
partiality
nor
dtake
a bribe
.
"He executes justice
for athe orphan
and the widow
, and shows
His love
for the alien
by giving
him food
and clothing
.
" aSo show your love
for the alien
, for you were aliens
in the land
of Egypt
.
"You shall fear the LORD
your God
; you shall serve
Him and acling
to Him, and byou shall swear
by His name
.
"He is ayour praise and He is your God
, who
has done
these
great
and awesome
things
for you which
your eyes
have seen
.
" aYour fathers went
down
to Egypt
seventy
persons
in all, band now
the LORD
your God
has made
you as numerous
as the stars
of heaven
.