Exodus 25:21

25:21 You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you.

Deuteronomy 10:2

10:2 I will write on the tablets the same words ¹  that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.”

Deuteronomy 10:2

10:2 I will write on the tablets the same words ²  that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.”

Deuteronomy 5:10

5:10 but I show covenant faithfulness ³  to the thousands ⁴  who choose ⁵  me and keep my commandments.

¹ sn The same words. The care with which the replacement copy must be made underscores the importance of verbal precision in relaying the Lord’s commandments.

² sn The same words. The care with which the replacement copy must be made underscores the importance of verbal precision in relaying the Lord’s commandments.

³ tn This theologically rich term (חֶסֶד, khesed) describes God’s loyalty to those who keep covenant with him. Sometimes it is used synonymously with בְּרִית (bÿrit, “covenant”; Deut 7:9), and sometimes interchangeably with it (Deut 7:12). See H.-J. Zobel, TDOT 5:44-64.

⁴ tc By a slight emendation (לַאֲלּוּפִים [la’allufim] for לַאֲלָפִים [la’alafim]) “clans” could be read in place of the MT reading “thousands.” However, no ms or versional evidence exists to support this emendation.

⁵ tn Heb “love.” See note on the word “reject” in v. 9.