New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 5:2-22

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.’

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.

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