KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses turned around and went down from the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets with God's laws written on them. The tablets had writing on both the front and back sides.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is coming down from Mount Sinai carrying the stone tablets that God had written His commandments on, with writing covering both sides of each tablet.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Moses spent 40 days and nights on Mount Sinai receiving the Law from God, including the Ten Commandments. While Moses was away, the Israelites had grown impatient and made a golden calf to worship. Moses is now descending the mountain, unaware of what his people have done in his absence.
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