Deuteronomy 9:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
13 (A)Yahweh spoke further to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, [a]they are a [b](B)stiff-necked people. 14 (C)Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and (D)blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and more numerous than they.’
15 “(E)So I turned and came down from the mountain while the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
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- Deuteronomy 9:13 Lit he is
- Deuteronomy 9:13 Or stubborn
Deuteronomy 9:13-15
New King James Version
13 “Furthermore (A)the Lord spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed (B)they are a [a]stiff-necked people. 14 (C)Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and (D)blot out their name from under heaven; (E)and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
15 (F)“So I turned and came down from the mountain, and (G)the mountain burned with fire; and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
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- Deuteronomy 9:13 stubborn or rebellious
Deuteronomy 9:13-15
English Standard Version
The Golden Calf
13 (A)“Furthermore, the Lord said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, it is (B)a stubborn people. 14 (C)Let me alone, that I may destroy them and (D)blot out their name from under heaven. And (E)I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’ 15 (F)So I turned and came down from the mountain, and (G)the mountain was burning with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
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