King James Version

Exodus 20

1And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which have broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318thee out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3Thou shalt have no otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430before meפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440.

4Thou shalt not makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213unto thee any graven imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,or any likenessתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544of any thingthatH834isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that isin the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that isin the waterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325under the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812thyself to them, nor serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ama jealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1upon the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationof them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me;

6And shewingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617unto thousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them that loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me, and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7Thou shalt not takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723;for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold him guiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352that takethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117,to keep it holyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thou labourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647,and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thy workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399:

10But the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in itthou shalt not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399,thou, nor thy sonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,nor thy daughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,thy manservantעַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.KhaH5650,nor thy maidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,nor thy cattleוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929,nor thy strangerוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

11For insixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and all that in them is,and restedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:wherefore the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,and hallowedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ סVay.ka.de.She.huH6942it.

12Honourכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thy motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517:that thy daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be longיַאֲרִכ֣וּןya.'a.ri.KhunH748upon the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

13Thou shalt not killתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14Thou shalt not commit adulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

15Thou shalt not stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shalt not bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thy neighbourבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17Thou shalt not covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thou shalt not covetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,nor his manservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650,nor his maidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,nor his oxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,nor his assוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, nor any thing that isthy neighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.

18And all the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200the thunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963,and the lightningsהַלַּפִּידִ֗םha.la.pi.DimH3940,and the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,and the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226:and when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,they removedוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afar offמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou with us, and we will hearוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085:but let not Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us, lest we dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372not: for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is comeבָּ֖אba'H935toH5668proveנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and that his fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374may be before your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440,that ye sinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afar offמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drew nearנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066unto the thick darknessהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205where Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thus thou shalt sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I have talkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with you from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213with me godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,neither shall ye makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213unto you godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24An altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213unto me, and shalt sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereon thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,and thy peace offeringsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002,thy sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,and thine oxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241:in all placesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where I recordאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee, and I will blessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25And if thou wilt makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213me an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68,thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of hewn stoneגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496:for if thou lift upהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130thy toolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719upon it, thou hast pollutedוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26Neither shalt thou go upתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that thy nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be not discoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540thereon.

Commentaries on Exodus 20

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