Deuteronomy 5:5-21
New American Standard Bible
5 while (A)I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; (B)for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up on the mountain. [a]He said,
6 ‘(C)I am the Lord 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 besides Me.
8 ‘(E)You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any [c]likeness of what is in heaven above [d]or on the earth beneath [e]or in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, (F)inflicting the [f]punishment of the fathers on the children, [g]even on the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10 but (G)showing [h]favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
11 ‘(H)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God [i]in vain, for the Lord will not [j]leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain.
12 ‘(I)Keep the Sabbath day to treat it as holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 For six days you [k]shall labor and do all your work, 14 but (J)the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; you shall not do any work that day, you or your son or your daughter, or your male slave or your female slave, or your ox, your donkey, or any of your cattle, or your [l]resident who [m]stays with you, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you. 15 (K)And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to [n]celebrate the Sabbath day.
16 ‘(L)Honor your father and your mother, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, (M)so that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well for you on the land which the Lord your God is giving 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 give false testimony against your neighbor.
21 ‘(R)You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male slave or his female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’
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- Deuteronomy 5:5 Lit saying
- Deuteronomy 5:6 Lit slaves
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Or manifestation
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Lit or what is on
- Deuteronomy 5:8 Lit or what is on
- Deuteronomy 5:9 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
- Deuteronomy 5:9 Or and on
- Deuteronomy 5:10 Or faithfulness
- Deuteronomy 5:11 I.e., uselessly or abusively
- Deuteronomy 5:11 Or hold guiltless
- Deuteronomy 5:13 Or may
- Deuteronomy 5:14 Lit stranger
- Deuteronomy 5:14 Lit is in your gates
- Deuteronomy 5:15 Lit perform
Deuteronomy 5:5-21
Common English Bible
5 At that time, I was standing between the Lord and you, declaring to you the Lord’s word, because you were terrified of the fire and didn’t go up on the mountain.”
The Lord said:
6 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
7 You must have no other gods before[a] me. 8 Do not make an idol for yourself—no form whatsoever—of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. 9 Do not bow down to them or worship them because I, the Lord your God, am a passionate God. I punish children for their parents’ sins—even to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me. 10 But I am loyal and gracious to the thousandth generation[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 Do not use the Lord your God’s name as if it were of no significance; the Lord won’t forgive anyone who uses his name that way.
12 Keep the Sabbath day and treat it as holy, exactly as the Lord your God commanded: 13 Six days you may work and do all your tasks, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. Don’t do any work on it—not you, your sons or daughters, your male or female servants, your oxen or donkeys or any of your animals, or the immigrant who is living among you—so that your male and female servants can rest just like you. 15 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out of there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That’s why the Lord your God commands you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 Honor your father and your mother, exactly as the Lord your God requires, so that your life will be long and so that things will go well for you on the fertile land that the Lord your God is giving you.
17 Do not kill.[c]
18 Do not commit adultery.
19 Do not steal.
20 Do not testify falsely against your neighbor.
21 Do not desire and try to take your neighbor’s wife.
Do not crave your neighbor’s house, field, male or female servant, ox, donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
- Deuteronomy 5:10 Or to thousands
- Deuteronomy 5:17 Or murder
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