Exodus 31:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the LORD 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he gave{H5414} unto Moses,{H4872} when he had made an end{H3615} of communing{H1696} with him upon mount{H2022} Sinai,{H5514} the two{H8147} tables{H3871} of the testimony,{H5715} tables{H3871} of stone,{H68} written{H3789} with the finger{H676} of God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he gave{H5414}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, when he had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of communing{H1696}{(H8763)} with him upon mount{H2022} Sinai{H5514}, two{H8147} tables{H3871} of testimony{H5715}, tables{H3871} of stone{H68}, written{H3789}{(H8803)} with the finger{H676} of God{H430}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And whe he had made an end of comening with Moses vppon the mounte Sinai, he gaue him two tables of witnesse: which were of stone and written with the finger of God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan the LORDE had made an ende of talkinge with Moses vpon the mount Sinai, he gaue him two tables of witnesse, which were of stone, and wrytten with the fynger of God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus (when the Lord had made an ende of communing with Moses vpon mount Sinai) he gaue him two Tables of the Testimonie, euen tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the Lorde had made an end of commnuyng with Moyses vpon the mount Sinai, he gaue hym two tables of witnesse, euen tables of stone, writen with the finger of God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And He giveth unto Moses, when He finisheth speaking with him in mount Sinai, two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written by the finger of God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 24:12 : 12 The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there, so I can give you the stone tablets with the law and commandments I have written to teach them."
  • Exod 32:15-16 : 15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands—tablets that were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
  • Deut 4:13 : 13 He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to keep—the Ten Commandments—and He wrote them on two stone tablets.
  • Deut 5:22 : 22 These are the words the LORD spoke to your entire assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the profound darkness, with a loud voice. He added no more, and He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
  • 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  • Exod 8:19 : 19 I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.
  • Exod 34:28-29 : 28 Moses was there with the LORD for forty days and forty nights. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, and he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. 29 When Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, he was unaware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.
  • 2 Cor 3:7-8 : 7 If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
  • Deut 9:9-9 : 9 When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD had made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I did not eat bread or drink water. 10 Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. On them were all the words the LORD had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. 11 At the end of the forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Matt 12:28 : 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  • Luke 11:20 : 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  • Exod 34:1-4 : 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the same words that were on the first tablets you broke." 2 Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain. 3 No one may come up with you, and no one should be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the flocks and herds must not graze near the mountain. 4 So Moses cut two stone tablets like the first ones. He rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, carrying the two stone tablets in his hands.
  • Exod 24:18 : 18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 9:9-11
    3 verses
    85%

    9 When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD had made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I did not eat bread or drink water.

    10 Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. On them were all the words the LORD had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.

    11 At the end of the forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.

  • Exod 32:15-16
    2 verses
    84%

    15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands—tablets that were inscribed on both sides, front and back.

    16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

  • Deut 10:1-5
    5 verses
    80%

    1 At that time, the LORD said to me, 'Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make yourself a wooden ark.'

    2 I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke, and you shall put them inside the ark.

    3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and I cut two stone tablets like the first ones. Then I went up the mountain carrying the two tablets in my hands.

    4 The LORD wrote on the tablets, just as He had done the first time, the Ten Commandments that He had proclaimed to you from the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly. Then the LORD gave them to me.

    5 I turned and came down from the mountain, and I placed the tablets in the ark I had made, as the LORD had commanded me, and they are there to this day.

  • Deut 4:13
    79%

    13 He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to keep—the Ten Commandments—and He wrote them on two stone tablets.

  • Exod 34:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 The LORD said to Moses, "Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the same words that were on the first tablets you broke."

    2 Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain.

  • Exod 34:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4 So Moses cut two stone tablets like the first ones. He rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, carrying the two stone tablets in his hands.

    5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud, stood there with him, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

  • Exod 24:12
    77%

    12 The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there, so I can give you the stone tablets with the law and commandments I have written to teach them."

  • Exod 34:27-29
    3 verses
    76%

    27 The LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

    28 Moses was there with the LORD for forty days and forty nights. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, and he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.

    29 When Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, he was unaware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.

  • Deut 5:22
    76%

    22 These are the words the LORD spoke to your entire assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the profound darkness, with a loud voice. He added no more, and He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

  • Exod 31:17
    75%

    17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.

  • Deut 9:15
    74%

    15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it was ablaze with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.

  • Josh 8:32
    73%

    32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses.

  • 1 Kgs 8:9
    73%

    9 There was nothing in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of the land of Egypt.

  • Deut 9:17
    72%

    17 So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them down, shattering them before your eyes.

  • 2 Chr 5:10
    71%

    10 There was nothing in the Ark except the two tablets Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

  • Deut 31:24
    71%

    24 After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,

  • Exod 32:19
    70%

    19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.

  • Neh 9:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them upright judgments, true laws, good statutes, and commandments.

    14 You made Your holy Sabbath known to them, and You gave them commandments, statutes, and laws through Your servant Moses.

  • Exod 24:16
    70%

    16 The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.

  • Lev 27:34
    70%

    34 These are the commandments the LORD gave Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

  • Gen 2:2
    70%

    2 On the seventh day, God finished the work He had been doing. On that day, He rested from all the work He had accomplished.

  • Deut 27:8
    70%

    8 Write clearly all the words of this law on the stones you have set up.

  • Lev 26:46
    70%

    46 These are the statutes, judgments, and laws the LORD established between himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.

  • Exod 34:32
    69%

    32 Afterward, all the Israelites came near, and he gave them all the commands that the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.

  • Exod 25:16
    69%

    16 Place inside the ark the testimony that I will give you.

  • Exod 24:18
    69%

    18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.

  • Exod 20:1
    69%

    1 And God spoke all these words, saying:

  • Exod 24:4
    69%

    4 Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Lev 18:1
    69%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 20:11
    69%

    11 For in six days, the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

  • Exod 20:22
    69%

    22 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'This is what you shall say to the children of Israel: You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.'

  • Exod 25:22
    68%

    22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.

  • Lev 25:1
    68%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying: