Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 10:12-22

New Tablets, Circumcised Hearts, and the God Who Loves the Stranger

From the covenant renewed through new tablets and the ark (vv. 1-5), through the Levitical transition and priestly establishment (vv. 6-9) and the second forty-day stay resolved (vv. 10-11), to the response required: fear, walk, love, serve, keep — and circumcise the heart, for the LORD who requires this also loves the stranger (vv. 12-22).

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12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

13and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?

14Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.

15Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

19So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

20You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

22Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

And nowוְעַתָּה֙H6258Conjunctive waw | AdverbO Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwhatמָ֚הH4100Interrogativedoes the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularaskשֹׁאֵ֖לH7592Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularof youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְH5973Preposition-m | second person masculine singularbutכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518Conjunctionto fearלְ֠יִרְאָהH3372Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularby walkingלָלֶ֤כֶתH1980Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructHis waysדְּרָכָיו֙H1870Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularto love Himוּלְאַהֲבָ֣הH157Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularto serveוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙H5647Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularwith allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyour heartלְבָבְךָ֖H3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand with allוּבְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyour soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

[and] to keepלִשְׁמֹ֞רH8104Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe commandmentsמִצְוֺ֤תH4687Noun - feminine plural constructandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerstatutesחֻקֹּתָ֔יוH2708Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Pronoun - relativeIאָנֹכִ֥יH595Pronoun - first person common singularam giving youמְצַוְּךָ֖H6680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthis dayהַיּ֑וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularfor your own goodלְט֖וֹבH2896Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

Beholdהֵ֚ןH2005Interjectionto the LORDלַיהוָ֣הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularbelong the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluraleven the highestוּשְׁמֵ֣יH8064Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the earthהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand everythingוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein itבָּֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

Yetרַ֧קH7535Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas set His affectionחָשַׁ֥קH2836Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularon your fathersבַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָH1Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand lovedלְאַהֲבָ֣הH157Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularthemאוֹתָ֑םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralAnd He has chosen youוַיִּבְחַ֞רH977Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir descendantsבְּזַרְעָ֣םH2233Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םH310Preposition | third person masculine pluralthemבָּכֶ֛םPreposition | second person masculine pluralabove allמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםH5971Article | Noun - masculine pluraleven to this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםH3117Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

Circumciseוּמַלְתֶּ֕םH4135Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֵ֖תH853Direct object marker-עָרְלַ֣תH6190Noun - feminine singular constructyour hearts, thereforeלְבַבְכֶ֑םH3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland stiffenתַקְשׁ֖וּH7185Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralyour necksוְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔םH6203Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlemoreעֽוֹד׃H5750Adverb
Verse 17

Original words

Forכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .ה֚וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof godsהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluraland Lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֖יH113Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof lordsהָאֲדֹנִ֑יםH113Article | Noun - masculine pluralthe greatהַגָּדֹ֤לH1419Article | Adjective - masculine singularmightyהַגִּבֹּר֙H1368Article | Adjective - masculine singularand awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אH3372Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר֙H834Pronoun - relativeGodהָאֵ֨לH410Article | Noun - masculine singularshowing noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlepartialityיִשָּׂ֣אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .פָנִ֔יםH6440Noun - masculine pluraland acceptingיִקַּ֖חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularnoוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebribeשֹֽׁחַד׃H7810Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

He executesעֹשֶׂ֛הH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularjusticeמִשְׁפַּ֥טH4941Noun - masculine singular constructfor the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםH3490Noun - masculine singularand widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הH490Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularand He lovesוְאֹהֵ֣בH157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe foreignerגֵּ֔רH1616Noun - masculine singulargivingלָ֥תֶתH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructhimל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularfoodלֶ֥חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singularand clothingוְשִׂמְלָֽה׃H8071Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

So you also must loveוַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖םH157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe foreignerהַגֵּ֑רH1616Article | Noun - masculine singularsinceכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyou yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralforeignersגֵרִ֥יםH1616Noun - masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

-אֶת־H853Direct object markerYou are to fearתִּירָ֖אH3372Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֹת֣וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֧הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand serveתַעֲבֹ֑דH5647Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularHimוּב֣וֹConjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singularHold fast to Himתִדְבָּ֔קH1692Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand take your oathsתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃H7650Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularin His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹH8034Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Heה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis your praiseתְהִלָּתְךָ֖H8416Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularand Heוְה֣וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularis your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehas doneעָשָׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfor youאִתְּךָ֗H854Direct object marker | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralgreatהַגְּדֹלֹ֤תH1419Article | Adjective - feminine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand awesome wondersהַנּֽוֹרָאֹת֙H3372Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyour eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃H5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularhave seenרָא֖וּH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 22

Original words

Your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָH1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularwent downיָרְד֥וּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהּH4714Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularseventyבְּשִׁבְעִ֣יםH7657Preposition-b | Number - common pluralin allנֶ֔פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularand nowוְעַתָּ֗הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularhas madeשָֽׂמְךָ֙H7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularyou as numerousלָרֹֽב׃H7230Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularas the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יH3556Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructin the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine plural

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