Deuteronomy 9:11

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“And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.”

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BSBPD

“And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that Jehovah gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days and forty nights, Jehovah hath given unto me the two tables of stone--tables of the covenant,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 9:11 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 31:18When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
  2. Numbers 10:33So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
  3. Deuteronomy 9:9When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water.
  4. Hebrews 8:6Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
  5. Hebrews 9:4containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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