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World English Bible

Exodus 20 (WEBP)

[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.’

Exodus 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.
Exodus 20:7 or, You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 20 (KJVS)

[1] And God spake () all these words, saying, ()
[2] I am the Lord thy God, which have brought () thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
[3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
[4] Thou shalt not make () unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
[5] thou shalt not bow down () thyself to them, nor serve () them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting () the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate () me;
[6] and shewing () mercy unto thousands of them that love () me, and keep () my commandments.
[7] Thou shalt not take () the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless () that taketh () his name in vain.
[8] Remember () the sabbath day, to keep it holy. ()
[9] Six days shalt thou labour, () and do () all thy work:
[10] but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do () any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
[11] for in six days the Lord made () heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested () the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed () the sabbath day, and hallowed () it.
[12] Honour () thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long () upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth () thee.
[13] Thou shalt not kill. ()
[14] Thou shalt not commit adultery. ()
[15] Thou shalt not steal. ()
[16] Thou shalt not bear () false witness against thy neighbour.
[17] Thou shalt not covet () thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet () thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
[18] And all the people saw () the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw () it, they removed, () and stood () afar off.
[19] And they said () unto Moses, Speak () thou with us, and we will hear: () but let not God speak () with us, lest we die. ()
[20] And Moses said () unto the people, Fear () not: for God is come () to prove () you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin () not.
[21] And the people stood () afar off, and Moses drew near () unto the thick darkness where God was.
[22] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say () unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen () that I have talked () with you from heaven.
[23] Ye shall not make () with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make () unto you gods of gold.
[24] An altar of earth thou shalt make () unto me, and shalt sacrifice () thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record () my name I will come () unto thee, and I will bless () thee.
[25] And if thou wilt make () me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build () it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up () thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted () it.
[26] Neither shalt thou go up () by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered () thereon.

Exodus 20:2 Heb. servants

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Exodus 20 (BYZ)

[1] και ελαλησεν κυριος παντας τους λογους τουτους λεγων
[2] εγω ειμι κυριος ο θεος σου οστις εξηγαγον σε εκ γης αιγυπτου εξ οικου δουλειας
[3] ουκ εσονται σοι θεοι ετεροι πλην εμου
[4] ου ποιησεις σεαυτω ειδωλον ουδε παντος ομοιωμα οσα εν τω ουρανω ανω και οσα εν τη γη κατω και οσα εν τοις υδασιν υποκατω της γης
[5] ου προσκυνησεις αυτοις ουδε μη λατρευσης αυτοις εγω γαρ ειμι κυριος ο θεος σου θεος ζηλωτης αποδιδους αμαρτιας πατερων επι τεκνα εως τριτης και τεταρτης γενεας τοις μισουσιν με
[6] και ποιων ελεος εις χιλιαδας τοις αγαπωσιν με και τοις φυλασσουσιν τα προσταγματα μου
[7] ου λημψη το ονομα κυριου του θεου σου επι ματαιω ου γαρ μη καθαριση κυριος τον λαμβανοντα το ονομα αυτου επι ματαιω
[8] μνησθητι την ημεραν των σαββατων αγιαζειν αυτην
[9] εξ ημερας εργα και ποιησεις παντα τα εργα σου
[10] τη δε ημερα τη εβδομη σαββατα κυριω τω θεω σου ου ποιησεις εν αυτη παν εργον συ και ο υιος σου και η θυγατηρ σου ο παις σου και η παιδισκη σου ο βους σου και το υποζυγιον σου και παν κτηνος σου και ο προσηλυτος ο παροικων εν σοι
[11] εν γαρ εξ ημεραις εποιησεν κυριος τον ουρανον και την γην και την θαλασσαν και παντα τα εν αυτοις και κατεπαυσεν τη ημερα τη εβδομη δια τουτο ευλογησεν κυριος την ημεραν την εβδομην και ηγιασεν αυτην
[12] τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα ινα ευ σοι γενηται και ινα μακροχρονιος γενη επι της γης της αγαθης ης κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι
[13] [20:15] ου φονευσεις
[14] [20:13] ου μοιχευσεις
[15] [20:14] ου κλεψεις
[16] ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις κατα του πλησιον σου μαρτυριαν ψευδη
[17] ουκ επιθυμησεις την γυναικα του πλησιον σου ουκ επιθυμησεις την οικιαν του πλησιον σου ουτε τον αγρον αυτου ουτε τον παιδα αυτου ουτε την παιδισκην αυτου ουτε του βοος αυτου ουτε του υποζυγιου αυτου ουτε παντος κτηνους αυτου ουτε οσα τω πλησιον σου εστιν
[18] και πας ο λαος εωρα την φωνην και τας λαμπαδας και την φωνην της σαλπιγγος και το ορος το καπνιζον φοβηθεντες δε πας ο λαος εστησαν μακροθεν
[19] και ειπαν προς μωυσην λαλησον συ ημιν και μη λαλειτω προς ημας ο θεος μηποτε αποθανωμεν
[20] και λεγει αυτοις μωυσης θαρσειτε ενεκεν γαρ του πειρασαι υμας παρεγενηθη ο θεος προς υμας οπως αν γενηται ο φοβος αυτου εν υμιν ινα μη αμαρτανητε
[21] ειστηκει δε ο λαος μακροθεν μωυσης δε εισηλθεν εις τον γνοφον ου ην ο θεος
[22] ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην ταδε ερεις τω οικω ιακωβ και αναγγελεις τοις υιοις ισραηλ υμεις εωρακατε οτι εκ του ουρανου λελαληκα προς υμας
[23] ου ποιησετε εαυτοις θεους αργυρους και θεους χρυσους ου ποιησετε υμιν αυτοις
[24] θυσιαστηριον εκ γης ποιησετε μοι και θυσετε επ αυτου τα ολοκαυτωματα και τα σωτηρια υμων τα προβατα και τους μοσχους υμων εν παντι τοπω ου εαν επονομασω το ονομα μου εκει και ηξω προς σε και ευλογησω σε
[25] εαν δε θυσιαστηριον εκ λιθων ποιης μοι ουκ οικοδομησεις αυτους τμητους το γαρ εγχειριδιον σου επιβεβληκας επ αυτους και μεμιανται
[26] ουκ αναβηση εν αναβαθμισιν επι το θυσιαστηριον μου οπως αν μη αποκαλυψης την ασχημοσυνην σου επ αυτου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.