Deuteronomy 5:5-21
Amplified Bible
5 I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,
6 ‘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 [a]before Me.
8 ‘You shall not make for yourself an idol [as an object to worship], or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a [b]jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,(A) 10 but [c]showing graciousness and lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
11 ‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who [d]takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].
12 ‘Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God), as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the Lord your God; on that day 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 stranger who stays inside your [city] gates, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 You shall remember [with thoughtful concern] that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
16 ‘Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that your days [on the earth] may be prolonged and so that it may go well with you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
17 ‘You shall not [e]murder.
18 ‘You shall not commit [f]adultery.(B)
19 ‘You shall not steal.(C)
20 ‘You shall not give false testimony [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).(D)
21 ‘You shall not covet [that is, desire and seek to acquire] your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’(E)
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- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides.
- Deuteronomy 5:9 See note 4:24.
- Deuteronomy 5:10 Lit doing.
- Deuteronomy 5:11 Using the name of God in a casual, frivolous way establishes a mindset that diminishes and dishonors the omnipotent God. Using the name of God to abuse, manipulate, or deceive invites judgment.
- Deuteronomy 5:17 Or commit homicide. In general, prohibits one from acting on one’s own initiative to deliberately take or maliciously cause to be taken, the life of another.
- Deuteronomy 5:18 Jesus extended this commandment in Matt 5:27, 28. Not only is adultery forbidden, but also the act of looking at a woman with lustful (sexual) desire, which would include indulging oneself in pornography.
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
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