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Exodus 20:12-19
English Standard Version
Exodus 20:12-19
English Standard Version
12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 (C)“You shall not murder.[a]
14 (D)“You shall not commit adultery.
15 (E)“You shall not steal.
16 (F)“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 (G)“You shall not covet (H)your neighbor's house; (I)you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”
18 Now when all the people saw (J)the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid[b] and trembled, and they stood far off 19 and said to Moses, (K)“You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
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- Exodus 20:13 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
- Exodus 20:18 Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Masoretic Text the people saw
Exodus 20:12-19
New International Version
Exodus 20:12-19
New International Version
12 “Honor your father and your mother,(A) so that you may live long(B) in the land(C) the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.(D)
14 “You shall not commit adultery.(E)
15 “You shall not steal.(F)
16 “You shall not give false testimony(G) against your neighbor.(H)
17 “You shall not covet(I) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet(J) and saw the mountain in smoke,(K) they trembled with fear.(L) They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak(M) to us or we will die.”(N)
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