Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 20:2-17

2“Iאָֽנֹכִ֖י֙'a.no.KhiH595am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834brought you outהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3Youshall haveיִהְיֶֽה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹֽ֣אlo'H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeעַל־'al-H5921Meפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440.

4You shall notלֹֽ֣אlo'H3808makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213for yourselfan idolפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459in the formוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of anythingתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544אֲשֶׁ֤ר֣'a.SherH834in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩va.'a.SherH834,on the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776belowמִתַָּ֑֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣רva.'a.SherH834,or in the watersבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325beneathמִתַּ֥֣חַת לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃mi.Ta.chat la.'A.retzH8478 H776.

5You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bow downתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812to themorוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808worship themתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647;forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָֽנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595,the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,am a jealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1onעַל־'al-H5921theirchildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121toעַל־'al-H5921the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְעַל־shi.le.Shim ve.'al-H8029 H5921and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationsof those who hate Meלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130,

6but showingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213loving devotionחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to a thousandלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505generationsof those who love Meלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7You shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֵ֛ת'etH853will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808leave anyone unpunishedיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834takesיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117by keeping it holyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117you shall laborתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605your workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399,

10but the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,on which you must notלֹֽ֣א־lo'-H3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213anyכָל־khol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399—neither youאַתָּ֣ה׀'a.TahH859,nor your sonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121or daughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,nor your manservantעַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.KhaH5650or maidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519or livestockוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929,nor the foreignerוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616withinאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר'a.SherH834your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

11Forכִּ֣יkiH3588insixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853and the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in them,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117He restedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117and set it apart as holyוַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ סVay.ka.de.She.huH6942.

12Honorכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616your daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be longיַאֲרִכ֣וּןya.'a.ri.KhunH748inעַ֚ל'alH5921the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

13You shall notלֹ֥֖אlo'H3808murderתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14You shall notלֹ֣֖אlo'H3808commit adulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

15You shall notלֹ֣֖אlo'H3808stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against your neighborבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17You shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808covetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,or his manservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650or maidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,or his oxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794or donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543,or anythingוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to your neighborלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.”

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