The Lord wrote on these tablets what he had written before, the Ten Commandments(A) he had proclaimed(B) to you on the mountain, out of the fire, on the day of the assembly.(C) And the Lord gave them to me.

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10 The Lord gave me two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.(A) On them were all the commandments the Lord proclaimed to you on the mountain out of the fire, on the day of the assembly.(B)

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28 Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights(A) without eating bread or drinking water.(B) And he wrote on the tablets(C) the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.(D)

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The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy

18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;(A) 19 to a trumpet blast(B) or to such a voice speaking words(C) that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,(D)

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16 For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.”(A)

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The Lord spoke(A) to you face to face(B) out of the fire(C) on the mountain. (At that time I stood between(D) the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid(E) of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt,(F) out of the land of slavery.(G)

“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.

“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.(H) You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents(I) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(J) 10 but showing love to a thousand(K) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.(L)

11 “You shall not misuse the name(M) of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(N)

12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,(O) as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day(P) is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant,(Q) nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.(R) 15 Remember that you were slaves(S) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand(T) and an outstretched arm.(U) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

16 “Honor your father(V) and your mother,(W) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long(X) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

17 “You shall not murder.(Y)

18 “You shall not commit adultery.(Z)

19 “You shall not steal.(AA)

20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(AB)

21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(AC)

22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness;(AD) and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets(AE) and gave them to me.

23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders(AF) came to me. 24 And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us(AG) his glory and his majesty,(AH) and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.(AI) 25 But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.(AJ) 26 For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?(AK)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides

11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain(A) while it blazed with fire(B) to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.(C) 12 Then the Lord spoke(D) to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form;(E) there was only a voice.(F) 13 He declared to you his covenant,(G) the Ten Commandments,(H) 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(I) you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Idolatry Forbidden

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

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The Ten Commandments(A)

20 And God spoke(B) all these words:(C)

“I am the Lord your God,(D) who brought you out(E) of Egypt,(F) out of the land of slavery.(G)

“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(H)

“You shall not make for yourself an image(I) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship(J) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(K) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(L) to the third and fourth generation(M) of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand(N) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(O)

“Remember the Sabbath(P) day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work,(Q) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(R) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(S) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(T) on the seventh day.(U) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 “Honor your father and your mother,(V) so that you may live long(W) in the land(X) the Lord your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.(Y)

14 “You shall not commit adultery.(Z)

15 “You shall not steal.(AA)

16 “You shall not give false testimony(AB) against your neighbor.(AC)

17 “You shall not covet(AD) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:3 Or besides

17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.(A) 18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke,(B) because the Lord descended on it in fire.(C) The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,(D) and the whole mountain[a] trembled(E) violently.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint and all the people

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