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
English Standard Version
5 (A)while 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 into 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 slavery.
7 “‘You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
8 “‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to (D)thousands[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but (E)the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, (F)that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (G)You shall remember that you were a slave[c] in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (H)with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, (I)that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
17 (J)“‘You shall not murder.[d]
18 (K)“‘And you shall not commit adultery.
19 “‘And you shall not steal.
20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 “‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’
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- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
- Deuteronomy 5:10 Or to the thousandth generation
- Deuteronomy 5:15 Or servant
- Deuteronomy 5:17 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
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