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But you were afraid of the fire and wouldn’t go up the mountain, so I stood between you and the Eternal and told you what He was saying.

Eternal One (speaking to the people of Israel through Moses): I am the Eternal. I am your True God. I led you out of Egypt where you were slaves.

You are to worship no other gods before me—My presence is enough.

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(At that time I stood between(A) the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid(B) 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,(C) out of the land of slavery.(D)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides