American Standard Version

Exodus 20

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2IamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whobroughtH3318theeoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage.

3Thou shalthavenootherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeme.

4Thou shaltnotmakeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213unto theeagravenimageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,noranylikenessofanythingthatisinheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064above,orthatisintheearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath,orthatisinthewaterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325undertheearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5thou shaltnotbowתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812downthyself untothem,norserveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them;forIJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430amajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067GodH430,visitingH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771ofthefathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1uponthechildren,uponthethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponthefourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029ofthemthathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me,

6andshowing lovingkindness untothousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505ofthemthatloveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157meandkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7Thou shaltnottakeH5375thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430invain;forJehovahwillnotholdhimguiltlessthattakethhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034invain.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117,tokeepH6942itholyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thoulaborתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647,anddoallthyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399;

10buttheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isasabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:initthou shaltnotdoanyworkמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399, thou,northysonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,northydaughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323, thy man-servant,northy maid-servant,northycattleH929,northystrangerthatiswithin thygatesH8179:

11forinsixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117JehovahmadeH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,andallthatinthemis,andrestedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: whereforeJehovahblessedH1288thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,andhallowedit.

12Honorכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,thatthydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117maybelonginthelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

13Thou shaltnotkill.

14Thou shaltnotcommitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

15Thou shaltnotstealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shaltnotbearfalsewitnessH5707againstthyneighborבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17Thou shaltnotcovetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thyneighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thou shaltnotcovetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530thyneighbor’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,norhisman-servant,norhismaid-servant,norhisoxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.

18Andallthepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971perceivedthethunderings,andthelightnings,andthevoiceH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,andthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226:andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawH7200it,theytrembled,andstoodH5975afarH7350off.

19AndtheysaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thouwithus,andwewillhearH8085;butletnotGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withus,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374not:forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toproveyou,andthathisfearH3374maybeתִּהְיֶ֧הtih.YehH1961beforeyou,thatyesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975afarH7350off,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066nearuntothethickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541thou shaltsayH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, YeyourselveshaveseenH7200thatIhavetalkedwithyoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213othergodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430withme;godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,orgodsH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213untoyou.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untome,andshaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereonthy burnt-offerings,andthy peace-offerings, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,andthineoxenH1241:ineveryplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Irecordmynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034Iwillcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto theeandIwillblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25Andifthoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meanaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129itofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stonesH68;forifthou liftupthytooluponit, thou hast pollutedit.

26Neithershalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upbystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thatthynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotuncoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540thereon.

Commentaries on Exodus 20

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