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Exodus 20:17-20

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.

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