Exodus 32:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; the tablets were written on both sides, on one side and on the other.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} turned,{H6437} and went down{H3381} from the mount,{H2022} with the two{H8147} tables{H3871} of the testimony{H5715} in his hand;{H3027} tables{H3871} that were written{H3789} on both{H8147} their sides;{H5676} on the one side and on the other were they written.{H3789}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} turned{H6437}{(H8799)}, and went down{H3381}{(H8799)} from the mount{H2022}, and the two{H8147} tables{H3871} of the testimony{H5715} were in his hand{H3027}: the tables{H3871} were written{H3789}{(H8803)} on both{H8147} their sides{H5676}; on the one side and on the other were they written{H3789}{(H8803)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Moses turned his backe and went doune fro the hyll, and the.ij. tables of witnesse in his hande: which were wrytte on both the leaues

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Moses turned him, & wente downe from the mount, and in his hande he had the two tables of wytnesse, which were wrytte vpon both the sydes,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So Moses returned and went downe from the mountaine with the two Tables of the Testimonie in his hande: the Tables were written on both their sides, euen on the one side and on the other were they written.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Moyses turned his backe, & went downe from the hyll, & the two tables of the testimonie were in his hande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony `are' in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that `are' they written;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Moses came down the mountain with the two stones of the law in his hand; the stones had writing on their two sides, on the front and on the back.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands. The tablets were written on both sides– they were written on the front and on the back.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 9:15 : 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.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.
  • Rev 5:1 : 1 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.
  • Exod 16:34 : 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the Testimony to be preserved.
  • 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.
  • Exod 31:18 : 18 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.
  • Exod 40:20 : 20 He took the testimony and placed it in the ark, inserted the poles into the ark, and set the atonement cover on top of the ark.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 32:16
    88%

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

  • Deut 9:15-17
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

    16 I saw that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made a molten calf for yourselves. You had quickly turned aside from the way the LORD had commanded you.

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

  • Exod 31:18
    81%

    18 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.

  • Exod 34:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Deut 10:1-5
    5 verses
    79%

    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 9:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

    12 Then the LORD said to me, 'Go down immediately, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned aside from the way I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.'

  • Exod 34:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    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 34:27-29
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Exod 32:19
    77%

    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.

  • Exod 24:12
    76%

    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."

  • Deut 4:13
    75%

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

  • Josh 8:32
    75%

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

  • Deut 5:22
    73%

    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 24:4
    72%

    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.

  • Exod 24:18
    72%

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

  • Exod 19:25
    71%

    25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.

  • 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.

  • 1 Kgs 8:9
    71%

    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.

  • Exod 34:35
    71%

    35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD again.

  • Num 33:2
    71%

    2 Moses recorded their starting points on their journeys as instructed by the LORD. These are their journeys by their starting points.

  • Exod 32:14
    70%

    14 So the LORD relented concerning the disaster He had said He would bring on His people.

  • Deut 31:24
    70%

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

  • Exod 24:15
    70%

    15 Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

  • Exod 19:20
    70%

    20 The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Then the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

  • Exod 17:12
    70%

    12 When Moses' hands grew heavy, they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so his hands remained steady until sunset.

  • Exod 34:32
    70%

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

  • Exod 32:7
    69%

    7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves."

  • Num 15:17
    69%

    17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:5
    69%

    5 Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.