Deuteronomy 5:5-21

New American Standard Bible

⁵while ^(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. ⁹You 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, ¹⁰but ^(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. ¹³For six days you ^[k]shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴but ^(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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Footnotes

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

New International Version

⁵(At that time I stood between^(A) the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid^(B) of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

⁶“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt,^(C) out of the land of slavery.^(D)

⁷“You shall have no other gods before^[a] me.

⁸“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.^(E) ⁹You 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^(F) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,^(G) ¹⁰but showing love to a thousand^(H) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.^(I)

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

¹²“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,^(L) as the Lord your God has commanded you. ¹³Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴but the seventh day^(M) 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,^(N) 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.^(O) ¹⁵Remember that you were slaves^(P) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand^(Q) and an outstretched arm.^(R) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

¹⁶“Honor your father^(S) and your mother,^(T) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long^(U) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

¹⁷“You shall not murder.^(V)

¹⁸“You shall not commit adultery.^(W)

¹⁹“You shall not steal.^(X)

²⁰“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.^(Y)

²¹“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”^(Z)

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