The Meaning of Deuteronomy 10:5 Explained

Deuteronomy 10:5

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.

YLT: and I turn and come down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made, and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.

Darby: And I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and they are there, as Jehovah commanded me.

ASV: And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Jehovah commanded me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 10:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Deu 10:1-22 - What The Lord Requires Of Us
The second writing of the Law reminds us of the work wrought in us by the Holy Spirit. When first we hear the Law, we are condemned; but when we have repented and believed, God writes it on the fleshly tablets of our hearts, Hebrews 8:10. Together with this deepening love and delight in God's Law, we enter into the spiritual equivalent of Levi's calling, standing to minister, and blessing in God's name.
Every word of the magnificent parable from Deuteronomy 10:12 deserves careful pondering. Let us learn what God requires and then ask Him to create such things in us. As Augustine puts it: "Give what thou commandest, and then command what thou wilt." But we must be willing to enter into the inner significance of the initial Jewish rite, which; is also taught in baptism, Romans 2:26-29; Colossians 2:11-12. The separation of Calvary's Cross leads to the filling of Pentecost! [source]

Chapter Summary: Deu 10

1  God's mercy in restoring the two tablets
6  in continuing the priesthood
8  in separating the tribe of Levi
10  in hearkening unto Moses' plea for his people
12  An exhortation to obedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 10:5 mean?

And I turned and came down from the mountain and put - the tablets in the ark which I had made and they are there just as commanded me Yahweh
וָאֵ֗פֶן וָֽאֵרֵד֙ מִן־ הָהָ֔ר וָֽאָשִׂם֙ אֶת־ הַלֻּחֹ֔ת בָּאָר֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוַּ֖נִי יְהוָֽה

וָאֵ֗פֶן  And  I  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: פֹּונֶה 
Sense: to turn.
וָֽאֵרֵד֙  and  came  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הָהָ֔ר  the  mountain 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
וָֽאָשִׂם֙  and  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַלֻּחֹ֔ת  the  tablets 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לוּחַ  
Sense: board, slab, tablet, plank.
בָּאָר֖וֹן  in  the  ark 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
עָשִׂ֑יתִי  I  had  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וַיִּ֣הְיוּ  and  they  are 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר  just  as 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
צִוַּ֖נִי  commanded  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.