At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
At that time the LORD said to me, 'Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and come up to me on the mountain, and make yourself a wooden ark.'
God is telling Moses to make new stone tablets to replace the ones that were broken, and to build a wooden chest to keep them in.
📚 Historical Context
This happened after Moses broke the first stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments when he came down from Mount Sinai and saw the Israelites worshiping the golden calf. God was giving Moses a second chance to receive the commandments again. The wooden ark mentioned here would become the famous Ark of the Covenant, which would hold the stone tablets and travel with the Israelites through the wilderness.
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