Deuteronomy 5:5-21
Legacy Standard Bible
5 (A)I was standing between Yahweh and you at that time, to declare to you the word of Yahweh; (B)for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. [a]He said,
6 ‘(C)I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [b]slavery.
7 ‘(D)You shall have no other gods [c]before Me.
8 ‘(E)You shall not make for yourself [d]an idol—any likeness of what is in heaven above [e]or on the earth beneath [f]or in the water under the earth.
9 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, (F)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
10 but (G)showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
11 ‘(H)You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not [g]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
12 ‘(I)Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
14 but (J)the seventh day is a sabbath of Yahweh your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male slave or your female slave or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who is within your gates, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you.
15 (K)You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day.
16 ‘(L)Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God has commanded you, (M)that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
17 ‘(N)You shall not murder.
18 ‘(O)You shall not commit adultery.
19 ‘(P)You shall not steal.
20 ‘(Q)You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 ‘(R)You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male slave or his female slave, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:5 Lit saying
- Deuteronomy 5:6 Lit slaves
- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Or a graven image
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Lit or what is
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Lit or what is
- Deuteronomy 5:11 Or hold him guiltless
Deuteronomy 5:5-21
New King James Version
5 (A)I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for (B)you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:
6 (C)‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage.
7 (D)‘You shall have no other gods [b]before Me.
8 (E)‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9 you shall not (F)bow[c] down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, [d]visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10 (G)but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and [e]keep My commandments.
11 (H)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him [f]guiltless who takes His name in vain.
12 (I)‘Observe the Sabbath day, to [g]keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 (J)Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the (K)Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (L)And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (M)by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 (N)‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, (O)that your days may be long, and that it may be well with (P)you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
17 (Q)‘You shall not murder.
18 (R)‘You shall not commit adultery.
19 (S)‘You shall not steal.
20 (T)‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 (U)‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:6 slavery
- Deuteronomy 5:7 besides
- Deuteronomy 5:9 worship them
- Deuteronomy 5:9 punishing
- Deuteronomy 5:10 observe
- Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent
- Deuteronomy 5:12 sanctify it
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