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Exodus 20

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2IamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whohavebroughtH3318theeoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage.

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

4Thou shaltnotmakeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213thyselfanygravenimageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,oranyformתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544ofwhatisintheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064above,orwhatisintheearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath,orwhatisinthewatersבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325undertheearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5thou shaltnotbowתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812downthyselftothem,norserveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them;forI,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,amajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067GodH430,visitingH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771ofthefathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1uponthesonsH1121tothethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029andtothefourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256[generationH8029]ofthemthathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me,

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

7Thou shaltnotidly utterthenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;forJehovahwillnotholdhimguiltlessthatidly utterethhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117tohallowit.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thou labour,anddoallthyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399;

10buttheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isthesabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: thou shaltnotdoanyworkמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399, thou,northysonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,northydaughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323, thy bondman,northyhandmaid,northycattleH929,northystrangerthatiswithin thygatesH8179.

11Forinsixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117JehovahmadeH6213theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,andallthatisinthem,andrestedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;thereforeH3651JehovahblessedH1288thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,andhallowedit.

12Honour thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,thatthydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117maybeprolongedH748inthelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

13Thou shaltnotkill.

14Thou shaltnotcommitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

15Thou shaltnotstealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shaltnotbearfalsewitnessH5707againstthy neighbour.

17Thou shaltnotdesirethy neighbour'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thou shaltnotdesirethy neighbour'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,norhisbondman,norhishandmaid,norhisoxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,norhisass,noranythingthatisthy neighbour's.

18Andallthepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawH7200thethunderings,andtheflames,andthesoundH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,andthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226;andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawH7200[it],theytrembled,andstoodH5975afarH7350off,

19andsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thouwithus,andwewillhearH8085;butletnotGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withus,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374not;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toproveyou,andthathisfearH3374maybeתִּהְיֶ֧הtih.YehH1961beforeyou,thatyesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975afarH7350off,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066neartotheobscuritywhereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thousayH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: YehaveseenH7200thatIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696withyoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213besidemegodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,andyeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213toyougodsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untome,andshaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076onitthy burnt-offerings,andthy peace-offerings, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629andthineoxenH1241:inallplacesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834IshallmakeH6213mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034toberememberedאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142,Iwillcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee,andblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25Andifthoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meanaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129itofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stoneH68;forifthou liftupthy sharptooluponit, thou hastprofanedH2490it.

26Neithershalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upbystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thatthynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotdiscoveredthereon.

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