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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, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.[a]

18 All the people saw and heard the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram’s horn and the mountain smoking. The people saw,[b] and they trembled and stood far away.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:17 Another version of the Ten Commandments appears in Deuteronomy 5:1-21.
  2. Exodus 20:18 A variant in some ancient versions is feared.

16 “You shall not give false testimony(A) against your neighbor.(B)

17 “You shall not covet(C) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet(D) and saw the mountain in smoke,(E) they trembled with fear.(F) They stayed at a distance

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