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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐπιστρέψας, κατέβην ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ τὸ ὄρος ἐκαίετο πυρὶ ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· καὶ αἱ δύο πλάκες τῶν μαρτυρίων ἐπὶ ταῖς δυσὶ χερσί μου. (Kai epistrepsas, katebaʸn ek tou orous; kai to oros ekaieto puri heōs tou ouranou; kai hai duo plakes tōn marturiōn epi tais dusi ⱪersi mou. )
BrTrAnd I turned and went down from the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to heaven; and the two tables of the testimonies were[fn]in my two hands.
ULTAnd I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with the fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
USTSo I turned and went down the mountain. In my hands I carried the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. Fire was burning all over the mountain.
BSB § So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.
NETSo I turned and went down the mountain while it was blazing with fire; the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.
LSVAnd I turn and come down from the mountain, and the mountain is burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant [are] on my two hands,
FBVI went back down the mountain while it was still on fire, carrying the two tablets of the agreement.
T4TSo I turned and went down the mountain, carrying in my hands the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. Fire was burning all over the mountain.
LEB“And I turned, and I went down the mountain, as the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
BBESo turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.
JPSSo I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire; and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
ASVSo I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
DRAAnd when I came down from the burning mount, and held the two tables of the covenant with both hands,
YLT'And I turn, and come down from the mount, and the mount is burning with fire, and the two tables of the covenant on my two hands,
DrbyAnd I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire; and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
RVSo I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
WbstrSo I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
KJB-1769So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. (So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burnt with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. )
KJB-1611So I turned and came downe from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two Tables of the Couenant were in my two hands. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)
BshpsAnd I turned me, and came downe from the hyll, euen from the hyll that burnt with fire, and the two tables of the couenaunt were in my handes. (And I turned me, and came down from the hyll, even from the hyll that burnt with fire, and the two tables of the covenant were in my hands.)
GnvaSo I returned, and came downe from the Mount (and the Mount burnt with fire, and ye two Tables of the couenant were in my two handes) (So I returned, and came down from the Mount (and the Mount burnt with fire, and ye/you_all two Tables of the covenant were in my two hands) )
CvdlAnd as I turned me, & wente downe fro the mount which brent wt fyre, & had ye two tables of the couenaunt in both my hades, (And as I turned me, and went down from the mount which burnt with fire, and had ye/you_all two tables of the covenant in both my hades,)
WyclAnd whanne Y cam doun fro the hil brennynge, and helde with euer either hond twei tablis of boond of pees, and Y seiy, (And when I came down from the hill brennynge, and held with ever either hand two tablis of bond of peace, and I seiy,)
LuthUnd als ich mich wandte und von dem Berge ging, der mit Feuer brannte, und die zwo Tafeln des Bundes auf meinen beiden Händen hatte, (And als I me turned and from to_him mountains/hills ging, the/of_the with fire brannte, and the zwo Tafeln the Bundes on my both hands had,)
ClVgCumque de monte ardente descenderem, et duas tabulas fœderis utraque tenerem manu, (And_when about mountain ardente descenderem, and duas tabulas fœderis utraque tenerem manu, )
Here, the word turned describes the beginning of Moses' action. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: “And I got up”
The expression burning in the fire contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: “and there was fire on the mountain”
Here, Moses is using the possessive form to describe the tablets on which Yahweh wrote the covenant, specifically, the words of the Ten Commandments. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use an equivalent expression to describe a tablet with writing on it. Alternate translation: “the tablets that had the words of the covenant on them”
The expression two hands contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: “my hands”
Though located in the arid desert region south of Israel, the town of Kadesh-barnea was relatively well supplied with water, making it one of the most important oases in the entire region. Multiple springs can be found within 6 miles (10 km) of Kadesh, including Ain Qedeis (possibly Hazar-addar), Ain el-Qudeirat (Kadesh-barnea), el-Qoseimeh (possibly Karka), and el-Muweilah (possibly Azmon), all of which drain into the Wadi al-Arish, likely the biblical Brook of Egypt, about 14 miles (23 km) to the west. Kadesh and its springs are sandwiched between the biblical locations of the Wilderness of Zin and the Wilderness of Paran, which explains why Kadesh is sometimes associated in Scripture with Zin (Numbers 20:1; 33:36; Deuteronomy 32:51) and other times with Paran (Numbers 13:26). The site is first mentioned in Scripture as one of the places through which Chedorlaomer’s army passed on its way to reconquer the cities of the plain (Genesis 14), and apparently at that time it was called Enmishpat, meaning “spring of judgment” (see “The Battle at the Valley of Siddim” map). Later Kadesh became a central location for the Israelites after they left Mount Sinai (and possibly before this as they traveled to Mount Sinai; see “The Route of the Exodus” map) and prepared to enter Canaan. From there they sent spies to scout out the land, but when the spies returned with an intimidating report about the inhabitants of Canaan, the people became afraid and longed to return to Egypt (Numbers 13-14; Deuteronomy 1:19-45). As punishment, the Lord condemned that generation to wander in the wilderness, apparently in the general area of Kadesh, until the people died off. Moses’ sister Miriam later died at Kadesh and was buried there (Numbers 20:1). Then, when the springs of Kadesh must have been producing little water, the people became angry with Moses again, so he struck a rock, causing water to flow from it (Numbers 20:2-13). After this, Moses called the place Meribah, meaning “quarreling” (Numbers 13; see also Numbers 20:24; 27:14; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:7; 95:8; 106:32). It was also from Kadesh that Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, asking permission to pass through his land as the Israelites made their way to Canaan. When the king of Edom refused, they turned back and traveled to Mount Hor instead (Numbers 20:14-22; Deuteronomy 1:46-2:1; Judges 11:16-17; see “The Journey to Abel-Shittim” map). After the Israelites entered Canaan, Kadesh marked the extreme southern boundary of Israel’s land (Numbers 33:4; Joshua 10:41; 15:3). Kadesh is never explicitly mentioned in Scripture after this except in reference to earlier events that happened there.
