Exodus 20:17-24

English Standard Version

¹⁷^(A)“You shall not covet ^(B)your neighbor's house; ^(C)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.”

¹⁸Now when all the people saw ^(D)the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid^[a] and trembled, and they stood far off ¹⁹and said to Moses, ^(E)“You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.” ²⁰^(F)Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to ^(G)test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.” ²¹The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the ^(H)thick darkness where God was.

Laws About Altars

²²And the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have ^(I)talked with you from heaven. ²³^(J)You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. ²⁴An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. ^(K)In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and ^(L)bless you.