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Deuteronomy 10:3

And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.

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וָאַ֤עַשׂvaaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֲרוֹן֙aronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.עֲצֵ֣יatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).וָאֶפְסֹ֛לvaefsoland graveפָּסַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and grave”, the next action in the storyH6458to carve, whether wood or stonegrave, hew.שְׁנֵיshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.לֻחֹ֥תluchotboardלוּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “board”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metalboard, plate, table.אֲבָנִ֖יםavanimstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםkarishonimas firstרִאשׁוֹןpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “as first”, the ordinary formH7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.וָאַ֣עַלvaaaland ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הָהָ֔רָהhaharahthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.וּשְׁנֵ֥יusheneand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.הַלֻּחֹ֖תhaluchotthe boardלוּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the board”, the ordinary formH3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metalboard, plate, table.בְּיָדִֽיbeyadiin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So I made an ark of acacia-wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I make an ark of shittim wood, and grave two tables of stone like the first, and go up to the mount, and the two tables in my hand.

World English Bible

So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.

Darby Translation

And I made an ark of acacia-wood, and hewed two tables of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tables in my hand.

Douay-Rheims

And I made an ark of setim wood And when I had hewn two tables of stone like the former, I went up into the mount, having them in my hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So I made an ark of acacia-wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So I made an ark of boards of incorruptible wood, and I hewed tables of stone like the first, and I went up to the mountain, and the two tables were in my hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησα κιβωτὸν ἐκ ξύλων ἀσήπτων, καὶ ἐλάξευσα τὰς πλάκας λιθίνας ὡς αἱ πρῶται, καὶ ἀνέβην εἰς τὸ ὄρος καὶ αἱ δύο πλάκες ἐπὶ ταῖς χερσί μου.