and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made, as the LORD had commanded me; and there they have remained.
Parallel translations
- WEB I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.
- KJV And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
- NKJV Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.”
- NASB Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and they are there, just as the Lord commanded me.”
- NLT Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the Lord commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark.”
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Quick answer
Moses placed the tablets in the ark, where they remained as God commanded. The law was safely preserved at the center of Israel's life.
Overview
Moses completes the account of covenant renewal by depositing the tablets in the ark as instructed. The phrase noting they remain there testifies to God's faithfulness and the permanence of His covenant word. This safekeeping of the law in God's presence points ahead to the perfect keeping of the law accomplished by Christ for His people.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- Exod 34:29And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.
- Deut 10:2And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.”
- Josh 4:9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
- Deut 9:15So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.
- Exod 32:15Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
- 1 Kgs 8:8–9The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- Exod 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
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