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20 God[a] spoke all these words, saying, “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

“You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God,[b] for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; 11 for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

13 “You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

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Footnotes

  1. 20:1 After “God”, the Hebrew has the two letters “Aleph Tav” (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet), not as a word, but as a grammatical marker.
  2. 20:7 or, You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain

The Ten Commandments(A)

20 Then God spoke all these words:

א[a] “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt— from the house of slavery. You are to have no other gods as a substitute for me.[b]
ב “You are not to craft for yourselves an idol or anything resembling what is in the skies above, or on earth beneath, or in the water sources under the earth. You are not to bow down to them in worship or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the guilt of parents[c] on children, to the third and fourth generation[d] of those who hate me, but showing gracious love to the thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
ג “You are not to misuse the name of the Lord your God,[e] because the Lord will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.[f]
ד “Remember the Sabbath day, maintaining its holiness.[g] Six days you are to labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You are not to do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner who lives among you—[h] 11 because the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them in six days. Then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
ה 12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
ו 13 “You are not to commit murder.
ז 14 “You are not to commit adultery.
ח 15 “You are not to steal.
ט 16 “You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.
י 17 “You are not to desire[i] your neighbor’s house,[j] nor your neighbor’s wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything else that pertains to your neighbor.”
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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:1 The Heb. letters to the left denote numbers 1-10
  2. Exodus 20:3 Lit. gods besides me
  3. Exodus 20:5 Lit. fathers
  4. Exodus 20:5 So LXX. The Heb. lacks generation
  5. Exodus 20:7 Lit. to take in vain the name of the Lord your God; i.e. for a worthless purpose
  6. Exodus 20:7 Lit. who takes his name in vain i.e. for a worthless purpose
  7. Exodus 20:8 Lit. day as holy; i.e. to set apart the day as holy
  8. Exodus 20:10 Lit. lives within your gates
  9. Exodus 20:17 Lit. to covet; i.e. to set your heart on
  10. Exodus 20:17 Or neighbor’s family dynasty