12 (A)And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no [a]form; (B)you only heard a voice. 13 (C)So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, (D)the Ten Commandments; and (E)He wrote them on two tablets of stone. 14 And (F)the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might [b]observe them in the land which you cross over to possess.

Beware of Idolatry

15 (G)“Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no (H)form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:12 similitude
  2. Deuteronomy 4:14 do or perform

12 Then the Lord spoke(A) to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form;(B) there was only a voice.(C) 13 He declared to you his covenant,(D) the Ten Commandments,(E) which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. 14 And the Lord directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws(F) you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Idolatry Forbidden

15 You saw no form(G) of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb(H) out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,(I)

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