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World English Bible Classic
[1] God§ spoke all these words, saying, [2] “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [3] “You shall have no other gods before me. [4] “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] 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, [6] and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. [7] “You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God,§ for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. [8] “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] 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.” [18] All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance. [19] They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.” [20] Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.” [21] The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was. [22] Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. [23] You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. [24] You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you. [25] If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it. [26] You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’

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
King James Version
[1] And God H430 spake H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 words, H1697 saying, H559 [2] I H595 am the Lord H3068 thy God, H430 which H834 have brought thee out H3318 of the land H776 of Egypt, H4714 out of the house H1004 of bondage. H5650§ [3] Thou shalt have H1961 no H3808 other H312 gods H430 before H5921 me. H6440 [4] Thou shalt H6213 not H3808 make H6213 unto thee any graven image, H6459 or any H3605 likeness H8544 of any thing that H834 is in heaven H8064 above, H4605 or that H834 is in the earth H776 beneath, H8478 or that H834 is in the water H4325 under H8478 the earth: H776 [5] thou shalt H7812 not H3808 bow down thyself H7812 to them, nor H3808 serve them: H5647 for H3588 I H595 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 am a jealous H7067 God, H410 visiting H6485 the iniquity H5771 of the fathers H1 upon H5921 the children H1121 unto H5921 the third H8029 and H5921 fourth H7256 generation of them that hate me; H8130 [6] and shewing H6213 mercy H2617 unto thousands H505 of them that love me, H157 and keep H8104 my commandments. H4687 [7] Thou shalt H5375 not H3808 take H5375 H853 the name H8034 of the Lord H3068 thy God H430 in vain; H7723 for H3588 the Lord H3068 will H5352 not H3808 hold H5352 H853 him H834 guiltless H5352 that H834 taketh H5375 H853 his name H8034 in vain. H7723 [8] Remember H2142 H853 the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 to keep it holy. H6942 [9] Six H8337 days H3117 shalt thou labour, H5647 and do H6213 all H3605 thy work: H4399 [10] but the seventh H7637 day H3117 is the sabbath H7676 of the Lord H3068 thy God: H430 in it thou shalt H6213 not H3808 do H6213 any H3605 work, H4399 thou, H859 nor thy son, H1121 nor thy daughter, H1323 thy manservant, H5650 nor thy maidservant, H519 nor thy cattle, H929 nor thy stranger H1616 that H834 is within thy gates: H8179 [11] for H3588 in six H8337 days H3117 the Lord H3068 made H6213 H853 heaven H8064 and H853 earth, H776 H853 the sea, H3220 and H853 all H3605 that H834 in them is, and rested H5117 the seventh H7637 day: H3117 wherefore H5921 H3651 the Lord H3068 blessed H1288 H853 the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 and hallowed it. H6942 [12] Honour H3513 H853 thy father H1 and H853 thy mother: H517 that H4616 thy days H3117 may be long H748 upon H5921 the land H127 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee. [13] Thou shalt H7523 not H3808 kill. H7523 [14] Thou shalt H5003 not H3808 commit adultery. H5003 [15] Thou shalt H1589 not H3808 steal. H1589 [16] Thou shalt H6030 not H3808 bear H6030 false H8267 witness H5707 against thy neighbour. H7453 [17] Thou shalt H2530 not H3808 covet H2530 thy neighbour’s H7453 house, H1004 thou shalt H2530 not H3808 covet H2530 thy neighbour’s H7453 wife, H802 nor his manservant, H5650 nor his maidservant, H519 nor his ox, H7794 nor his ass, H2543 nor any thing H3605 that H834 is thy neighbour’s. H7453 [18] And all H3605 the people H5971 saw H7200 H853 the thunderings, H6963 and H853 the lightnings, H3940 and H853 the noise H6963 of the trumpet, H7782 and H853 the mountain H2022 smoking: H6226 and when the people H5971 saw H7200 it, they removed, H5128 and stood H5975 afar off. H7350 [19] And they said H559 unto H413 Moses, H4872 Speak H1696 thou H859 with us, H5973 and we will hear: H8085 but let H1696 not H408 God H430 speak H1696 with us, H5973 lest H6435 we die. H4191 [20] And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 the people, H5971 Fear H3372 not: H408 for H3588 God H430 is come H935 to H5668 prove H5254 you, H853 and that H5668 his fear H3374 may be H1961 before H5921 your faces, H6440 that H1115 ye sin H2398 not. H1115 [21] And the people H5971 stood H5975 afar off, H7350 and Moses H4872 drew near H5066 unto H413 the thick darkness H6205 where H834 H8033 God H430 was.

Worship and Justice

[22] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses, H4872 Thus H3541 thou shalt say H559 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 Ye H859 have seen H7200 that H3588 I have talked H1696 with you H5973 from H4480 heaven. H8064 [23] Ye shall H6213 not H3808 make H6213 with me H854 gods H430 of silver, H3701 neither H3808 shall ye make H6213 unto you gods H430 of gold. H2091 [24] An altar H4196 of earth H127 thou shalt make H6213 unto me, and shalt sacrifice H2076 thereon H5921 H853 thy burnt offerings, H5930 and H853 thy peace offerings, H8002 H853 thy sheep, H6629 and H853 thine oxen: H1241 in all H3605 places H4725 where H834 I record H2142 H853 my name H8034 I will come H935 unto thee, H413 and I will bless thee. H1288 [25] And if H518 thou wilt make H6213 me an altar H4196 of stone, H68 thou shalt H1129 not H3808 build H1129 it H853 of hewn stone: H1496 for H3588 if thou lift up H5130 thy tool H2719 upon it, H5921 thou hast polluted it. H2490 [26] Neither H3808 shalt thou go up H5927 by steps H4609 unto H5921 mine altar, H4196 that H834 thy nakedness H6172 be H1540 not H3808 discovered H1540 thereon. H5921

Footnotes

  1. § 20:2 Heb. servants
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησεν G2980 κύριος G2962 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 τούτους G5128 λέγων G3004 [2] Ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι G1510 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου, G4675 ὅστις G3748 ἐξήγαγόν G1806 σε G4571 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 Αἰγύπτου G125 ἐξ G1537 οἴκου G3624 δουλείας. G1397 [3] Οὐκ G3756 ἔσονταί G2071 σοι G4671 θεοὶ G2316 ἕτεροι G2087 πλὴν G4133 ἐμοῦ. G1699 — [4] οὐ G3756 ποιήσεις G4160 σεαυτῷ G4572 εἴδωλον G1497 οὐδὲ G3761 παντὸς G3956 ὁμοίωμα, G3667 ὅσα G3745 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οὐρανῷ G3772 ἄνω G507 καὶ G2532 ὅσα G3745 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 κάτω G2736 καὶ G2532 ὅσα G3745 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ὕδασιν G5204 ὑποκάτω G5270 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [5] Οὐ G3756 προσκυνήσεις G4352 αὐτοῖς G846 οὐδὲ G3761 μὴ G3361 λατρεύσῃς G3000 αὐτοῖς· G846 ἐγὼ G1473 γάρ G1063 εἰμι G1510 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου, G4675 θεὸς G2316 ζηλωτὴς G2207 ἀποδιδοὺς G591 ἁμαρτίας G266 πατέρων G3962 ἐπὶ G1909 τέκνα G5043 ἕως G2193 τρίτης G5154 καὶ G2532 τετάρτης G5067 γενεᾶς G1074 τοῖς G3588 μισοῦσίν G3404 με G3165 [6] καὶ G2532 ποιῶν G4160 ἔλεος G1656 εἰς G1519 χιλιάδας G5505 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαπῶσίν G25 με G3165 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 φυλάσσουσιν G5442 τὰ G3588 προστάγματά μου. G3450 — [7] οὐ G3756 λήμψῃ G2983 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 σου G4675 ἐπὶ G1909 ματαίῳ· G3152 οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 μὴ G3361 καθαρίσῃ G2511 κύριος G2962 τὸν G3588 λαμβάνοντα G2983 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 ματαίῳ. G3152 — [8] μνήσθητι G3415 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 τῶν G3588 σαββάτων G4521 ἁγιάζειν G37 αὐτήν. G846 [9] Ἓξ G1803 ἡμέρας G2250 ἐργᾷ G2038 καὶ G2532 ποιήσεις G4160 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 σου· G4675 [10] τῇ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 ἑβδόμῃ G1442 σάββατα G4521 κυρίῳ G2962 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 σου· G4675 οὐ G3756 ποιήσεις G4160 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 πᾶν G3956 ἔργον, G2041 σὺ G4771 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 υἱός G5207 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 θυγάτηρ G2364 σου, G4675 ὁ G3588 παῖς G3816 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 παιδίσκη G3814 σου, G4675 ὁ G3588 βοῦς G1016 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ὑποζύγιόν G5268 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 κτῆνός G2934 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 προσήλυτος G4339 ὁ G3588 παροικῶν G3939 ἐν G1722 σοί. G4671 [11] Ἐν G1722 γὰρ G1063 ἓξ G1803 ἡμέραις G2250 ἐποίησεν G4160 κύριος G2962 τὸν G3588 οὐρανὸν G3772 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 καὶ G2532 κατέπαυσεν G2664 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 ἑβδόμῃ· G1442 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 εὐλόγησεν G2127 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 τὴν G3588 ἑβδόμην G1442 καὶ G2532 ἡγίασεν G37 αὐτήν. G846 — [12] τίμα G5091 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 μητέρα, G3384 ἵνα G2443 εὖ G2095 σοι G4671 γένηται, G1096 καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 μακροχρόνιος G3118 γένῃ G1096 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 τῆς G3588 ἀγαθῆς, G18 ἧς G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι. G4671 — [13] ‡οὐ G3756 φονεύσεις. G5407 — [14] ‡οὐ G3756 μοιχεύσεις. G3431 — [15] ‡οὐ G3756 κλέψεις. G2813 — [16] οὐ G3756 ψευδομαρτυρήσεις G5576 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου G4675 μαρτυρίαν G3141 ψευδῆ. G5571 — [17] οὐκ G3756 ἐπιθυμήσεις G1937 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου. G4675 Οὐκ G3756 ἐπιθυμήσεις G1937 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου G4675 οὔτε G3777 τὸν G3588 ἀγρὸν G68 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 τὸν G3588 παῖδα G3816 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 τὴν G3588 παιδίσκην G3814 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 τοῦ G3588 βοὸς G1016 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 τοῦ G3588 ὑποζυγίου G5268 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 παντὸς G3956 κτήνους G2934 αὐτοῦ G846 οὔτε G3777 ὅσα G3745 τῷ G3588 πλησίον G4139 σού G4675 ἐστιν. G2076 [18] Καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἑώρα τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 λαμπάδας G2985 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 τῆς G3588 σάλπιγγος G4536 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ὄρος G3735 τὸ G3588 καπνίζον· φοβηθέντες G5399 δὲ G1161 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἔστησαν G2476 μακρόθεν. G3113 [19] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 πρὸς G4314 Μωυσῆν G3475 Λάλησον G2980 σὺ G4771 ἡμῖν, G2254 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 λαλείτω G2980 πρὸς G4314 ἡμᾶς G2248 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 μήποτε G3379 ἀποθάνωμεν. G599 [20] Καὶ G2532 λέγει G3004 αὐτοῖς G846 Μωϋσῆς G3475 Θαρσεῖτε· G2293 ἕνεκεν G1752 γὰρ G1063 τοῦ G3588 πειράσαι G3985 ὑμᾶς G5209 παρεγενήθη G3854 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πρὸς G4314 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ὅπως G3704 ἂν G302 γένηται G1096 ὁ G3588 φόβος G5401 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν, G5213 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἁμαρτάνητε. G264 [21] Εἱστήκει G2476 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 μακρόθεν, G3113 Μωϋσῆς G3475 δὲ G1161 εἰσῆλθεν G1525 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 γνόφον, G1105 οὗ G3757 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 θεός. G2316 [22] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 κύριος G2962 πρὸς G4314 Μωυσῆν G3475 Τάδε G3592 ἐρεῖς G2046 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 Ιακωβ G2384 καὶ G2532 ἀναγγελεῖς G312 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 Ὑμεῖς G5210 ἑωράκατε G3708 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 λελάληκα G2980 πρὸς G4314 ὑμᾶς· G5209 [23] οὐ G3756 ποιήσετε G4160 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 θεοὺς G2316 ἀργυροῦς G693 καὶ G2532 θεοὺς G2316 χρυσοῦς G5552 οὐ G3756 ποιήσετε G4160 ὑμῖν G5213 αὐτοῖς. G846 [24] Θυσιαστήριον G2379 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 ποιήσετέ G4160 μοι G3427 καὶ G2532 θύσετε G2380 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοῦ G846 τὰ G3588 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 σωτήρια G4992 ὑμῶν, G5216 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 μόσχους G3448 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 τόπῳ, G5117 οὗ G3757 ἐὰν G1437 ἐπονομάσω G2028 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 μου G3450 ἐκεῖ, G1563 καὶ G2532 ἥξω G2240 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 καὶ G2532 εὐλογήσω G2127 σε. G4571 [25] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 θυσιαστήριον G2379 ἐκ G1537 λίθων G3037 ποιῇς G4160 μοι, G3427 οὐκ G3756 οἰκοδομήσεις G3618 αὐτοὺς G846 τμητούς· τὸ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ἐγχειρίδιόν σου G4675 ἐπιβέβληκας G1911 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτούς, G846 καὶ G2532 μεμίανται. G3392 [26] Οὐκ G3756 ἀναβήσῃ G305 ἐν G1722 ἀναβαθμίσιν ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 θυσιαστήριόν G2379 μου, G3450 ὅπως G3704 ἂν G302 μὴ G3361 ἀποκαλύψῃς G601 τὴν G3588 ἀσχημοσύνην G808 σου G4675 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοῦ. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 20:13 Originally verse 20:15.
  2. ‡ 20:14 Originally verse 20:13.
  3. ‡ 20:15 Originally verse 20:14.