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Exodus 20:2-11

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.

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