Deuteronomy 5:5-21

Expanded Bible

⁵ (At that time I stood between you and the Lord in order to tell you what the Lord said; you were afraid of the fire, so you would not go up on the mountain.) The Lord said:

⁶ “I am the Lord your God; I brought you out of the land of Egypt ·where you were slaves [^Lfrom the house of bondage].

⁷ “You must not have any other gods ·except [or before] me.

⁸ “You must not make for yourselves any idols or anything to worship that looks like something in the ·sky [heavens] above or on the earth below or in the water below the ·land [earth]. ⁹ You must not worship or serve ·any idol [^Lthem], because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God [4:24]. ·If people sin against me and hate me, I will punish their children, even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren [^LI will visit/punish the guilt of the fathers on the sons until the third and fourth generations of those who hate me]. ¹⁰ But I will be very kind for a thousand lifetimes to those who love me and obey my commands.

¹¹ “You must not ·use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly [take/lift up the name of the Lord your God in vain], because the Lord will ·punish [^Lnot hold/treat as innocent; not acquit] anyone who ·uses [takes in vain] his name in this way.

¹² “·Keep [Observe] the Sabbath ·as a holy day [^Lto consecrate/sanctify it], as the Lord your God has commanded you. ¹³ You may work and get everything done during six days each week, ¹⁴ but the seventh day is a ·day of rest to honor [Sabbath to] the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your ox, your donkey, or any of your animals, or the ·foreigners [resident aliens] living in your cities. That way your servants may rest as you do. ¹⁵ Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by his ·great power [^Lstrong hand] and ·strength [^Lextended arm]. So the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.

¹⁶ “Honor your father and your mother as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live ·a long time [^Lfor many days], and things will go well for you in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.

¹⁷ “You must not murder anyone.

¹⁸ “You must not ·be guilty of [commit] adultery.

¹⁹ “You must not steal.

²⁰ “You must not ·tell lies about [bear false witness against] your neighbor.

²¹ “You must not ·want to take [covet] your neighbor’s wife. You must not ·want to take [covet] your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female slaves, his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor [^Cthis final commandment indicates that the previous commandments also involve attitudes, not just actions].”