14 but (A)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 [a]resident who [b]stays with you, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you. 15 (B)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 [c]celebrate the Sabbath day.

16 (C)Honor your father and your mother, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, (D)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.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:14 Lit stranger
  2. Deuteronomy 5:14 Lit is in your gates
  3. Deuteronomy 5:15 Lit perform

14 but the seventh day(A) is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant,(B) nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.(C) 15 Remember that you were slaves(D) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand(E) and an outstretched arm.(F) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

16 “Honor your father(G) and your mother,(H) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long(I) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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