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

“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.(C) 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(D) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(E) 10 but showing love to a thousand(F) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.(G)

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

12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,(J) as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day(K) 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,(L) 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.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides

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