New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 5

The Ten Commandments Repeated

1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them: “Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am speakingדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117in yourhearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241,that you may learnוּלְמַדְתֶּ֣םu.le.mad.TemH3925them and observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104them carefullyלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213.

2The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with us at Horebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃be.cho.RevH2722.

3The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068did not makeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, but with us, withallכֻּלָּ֥נוּku.La.nuH3605thoseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428ofus aliveחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416hereפֹ֛הfohH6311todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to youfaceפָּנִ֣ים׀pa.NimH6440to faceבְּפָנִ֗יםbe.fa.NimH6440at the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

5whileI was standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975betweenH996the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068and you at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,to declareלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046to you the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;for you were afraidיְרֵאתֶם֙ye.re.TemH3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784and did not goעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927up the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022.He saidלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

6‘I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318you out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

7‘You shall haveיִהְיֶ֥ה־yih.Yeh-H1961noלֹ֣אlo'H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440Me.

8‘You shall not makeתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213for yourselfan idolפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, oranyכָּל־kol-H3605likenessתְּמוּנָ֔֡הte.mu.NahH8544ofwhatH834is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔֡עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605or on the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּ֑֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478or in the waterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325underמִתַּ֥֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.RetzH776.

9You shall not worshipתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812them or serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them; for I, the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,am a jealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1on the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121,and on the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and the fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationsof those who hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130Me,

10butshowingוְעֹ֤֥שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213lovingkindnessחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to thousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,to those who loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157Me and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.iH4687.

11‘You shall not takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723,for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will notleaveיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352him unpunishedH5352whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834takesיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav'H7723.

12‘Observeשָׁמ֣֛וֹרsha.MorH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹם֩yomH3117to keepH6942it holyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942,as the Lordיְהוָ֥֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖֣׀tzi.ve.KhaH6680you.

13Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117you shall laborתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּֿל־kla-H3605your workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.Te.khaH4399,

14butthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is a sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of the Lordלַיהוָ֣֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; in ityou shall not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213anyכָל־khol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֡הme.la.KhahH4399,you or your sonוּבִנְךָֽ־u.vin.kha-H1121or your daughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323or your maleוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־ve.'av.de.kha-H5650servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650or your femaleוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָVa.'a.ma.te.khaH519servantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519or your oxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ve.shor.KhaH7794or your donkeyוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜va.cha.mo.re.KhaH2543or anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of your cattleבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbe.hem.Te.khaH929or your sojournerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stays with you, soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that your maleH5650servantH5650and your femaleH519servantH519may restיָנ֛וּחַya.Nu.achH5117as well as you.

15You shall rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that you were a slaveעֶ֤֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Lordיְהוָ֤֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtוַיֹּצִ֨אֲךָ֜֩vai.yo.Tzi.'a.khaH3318you out of thereמִשָּׁ֔ם֙mi.ShamH8033by a mightyחֲזָקָ֖ה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤֥דbe.YadH3027and by an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֑֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680you to observeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the sabbathהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

16‘Honorכַּבֵּ֤דka.BedH3513your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1and your motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,as the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you,that your daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִיכֻ֣ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748and that it may goיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190wellH3190with you on the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

17‘You shall not murderתִּֿרְצָֽח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

18‘You shall not commitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

19‘You shall not stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

20‘You shall not bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁוְא׃ סShav'H7723witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against your neighborבְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

21‘You shall not covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָ סre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and you shall not desireתִתְאַוֶּ֜הtit.'a.VehH183your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,his fieldשָׂדֵ֜הוּsa.De.huH7704or his maleוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650servantH5650or his femaleוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519servantH519,his oxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794or his donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543or anythingוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605that belongs to your neighborלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ סle.re.'E.khaH7453.’

Moses Interceded

22“Theseהָאֵ֡לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605your assemblyקְהַלְכֶ֜םke.hal.KhemH6951at the mountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022from the midstמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784, ofthe cloudהֶֽעָנָ֣ןhe.'a.NanH6051and ofthe thickוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לve.ha.'a.ra.FelH6205gloomH6205,with a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,and He addedיָסָ֑ףya.SafH3254noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808moreH3254.He wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them on twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them to me.

23And when you heardכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the voiceהַקּוֹל֙ha.kOlH6963from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822,while the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022was burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,you cameH7126nearH7126to me, allכָּל־kol-H3605the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626and your eldersוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ve.zik.nei.KhemH2205.

24You saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559, ‘Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has shownהֶרְאָ֜נוּher.'A.nuH7200us His gloryכְּבֹד֣וֹke.vo.DoH3519and His greatnessגָּדְל֔וֹga.de.LoH1433,and we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085His voiceקֹל֥וֹko.LoH6963from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784;we have seenרָאִ֔ינוּra.'I.nuH7200todayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430speaksיְדַבֵּ֧רye.da.BerH1696with manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,yet he livesוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

25Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should we dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191?For thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֥שׁha.'EshH784will consumeתֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuH398us; ifאִם־'im-H518we hearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430anyH5750longerH5750,then we will dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

26Forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310is there of allכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֡רba.SarH1320whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל֩kOlH6963of the livingחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696from the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as we have,and livedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

27GoH7126nearH7126and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559;then speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696to us allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430speaksיְדַבֵּ֜רye.da.BerH1696to you, and we will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּve.sha.Ma'.nuH8085and doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.’

28“The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697when you spokeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םbe.da.ber.KhemH1696to me,and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֜יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971whichH834they have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696to you. They have doneH3190wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190in allכָּל־kol-H3605that they have spokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

29Ohמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֡ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414that they hadוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961suchזֶ֜הzehH2088a heartלְבָבָ֨םle.va.VamH3824in them, that they would fearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372Me andkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֑יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117, thatit may be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with them and with their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

30Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, “Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to your tentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃le.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168.”

31But as for you, standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975hereפֹּה֮pohH6311by Me, that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to you allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֛הha.mitz.VahH4687and the statutesוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall teachתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םte.la.me.DemH3925them, that they may observeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213themin the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.’

32So you shall observeH6213to doH6213justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you;you shall not turnתָסֻ֖רוּta.Su.ruH5493asideH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

33You shall walkתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.Le.khuH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680you,that you may liveתִּֽחְיוּן֙tich.YunH2421and that it may be wellוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2895with you, and that you may prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣םve.ha.'a.rakh.TemH748yourdaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will possessתִּֽירָשֽׁוּן׃Ti.ra.ShunH3423.

The Ten Commandments Repeated

Moses Interceded

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 5