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Exodus 20:11-21

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.

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