Exodus 20:1-4
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The Ten Commandments
20 Then God spoke all these words,(A)
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;(B) 3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me.(C)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.(D)
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Exodus 20:1-4
New Living Translation
Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community
20 Then God gave the people all these instructions[a]:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
3 “You must not have any other god but me.
4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
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- 20:1 Hebrew all these words.
Exodus 20:1-4
Complete Jewish Bible
20 Then God said all these words:
א 2 “I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the abode of slavery.
ב 3 “You are to have no other gods before me. 4 You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline.
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Exodus 20:1-4
New King James Version
The Ten Commandments(A)
20 And God spoke (B)all these words, saying:
2 (C)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, (D)out of the house of [a]bondage.
3 (E)“You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 (F)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
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Exodus 20:7-9
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7 “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.(A)
8 “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.(B) 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work.(C)
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Exodus 20:7-9
New Living Translation
7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work,
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Exodus 20:7-9
Complete Jewish Bible
ג 7 “You are not to use lightly the name of Adonai your God, because Adonai will not leave unpunished someone who uses his name lightly.
ד 8 “Remember the day, Shabbat, to set it apart for God. 9 You have six days to labor and do all your work,
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Exodus 20:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord (B)will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
8 (C)“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 (D)Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Exodus 20:12-20
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12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.(A)
13 “You shall not murder.[a](B)
14 “You shall not commit adultery.(C)
15 “You shall not steal.(D)
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(E)
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(F)
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid[b] and trembled and stood at a distance(G) 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”(H) 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”(I)
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Exodus 20:12-20
New Living Translation
12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You must not murder.
14 “You must not commit adultery.
15 “You must not steal.
16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
17 “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.
19 And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”
20 “Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”
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Exodus 20:12-20
Complete Jewish Bible
ה 12 “Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land which Adonai your God is giving you.
ו 13 “Do not murder.
ז (14) “Do not commit adultery.
ח (15) “Do not steal.
ט (16) “Do not give false evidence against your neighbor.
י 14 (17) “Do not covet your neighbor’s house; do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
(A: vii) 15 (18) All the people experienced the thunder, the lightning, the sound of the shofar, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled. Standing at a distance, 16 (19) they said to Moshe, “You, speak with us; and we will listen. But don’t let God speak with us, or we will die.” 17 (20) Moshe answered the people, “Don’t be afraid, because God has come only to test you and make you fear him, so that you won’t commit sins.” 18 (21) So the people stood at a distance, but Moshe approached the thick darkness where God was.
(A: Maftir) 19 (22) Adonai said to Moshe, “Here is what you are to say to the people of Isra’el: ‘You yourselves have seen that I spoke with you from heaven. 20 (23) You are not to make with me gods of silver, nor are you to make gods of gold for yourselves.
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Exodus 20:12-20
New King James Version
12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be (B)long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
13 (C)“You shall not murder.
14 (D)“You shall not commit (E)adultery.
15 (F)“You shall not steal.
16 (G)“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 (H)“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (I)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.”
The People Afraid of God’s Presence
18 Now (J)all the people (K)witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain (L)smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. 19 Then they said to Moses, (M)“You speak with us, and we will hear; but (N)let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
20 And Moses said to the people, (O)“Do not fear; (P)for God has come to test you, and (Q)that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”
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