“Carve for Yourself”: Analyzing פְסָל in Deuteronomy 10:1
בָּעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜וא אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֣ה אֵלַ֗י פְּסָל־לְךָ֞ שְׁנֵֽי־לוּחֹ֤ת אֲבָנִים֙ כָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים וַעֲלֵ֥ה אֵלַ֖י הָהָ֑רָה וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ אֲרֹ֥ון עֵֽץ׃ (Deuteronomy 10:1) At that time, YHWH said to me, “Carve for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make for yourself an ark of wood.” Covenant Renewal and…