New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 20:11-21

11For in sixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is in them, and He restedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;for thatH3651reasonH3651the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117and madeH6942it holyוַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ סVay.ka.de.She.huH6942.

12“Honorכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616yourdaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִכ֣וּןya.'a.ri.KhunH748on the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

13“You shall not murderתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14“You shall not commitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

15“You shall not stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16“You shall notgiveתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267testimonyעֵ֥ד'edH5707against yourneighborבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17“You shall not covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;you shall not covetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,or his maleוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650slaveH5650,or his femaleוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519,or his oxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,or his donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543,or anythingוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605that belongs to your neighborלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.”

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971were watchingרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200and hearing thethunderהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963and the lightningH3940flashesH3940,and the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,and the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226;and when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it all,they trembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at a distanceמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19Then they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to us yourselfאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and we will listenוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085;but do not have Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to us, orפֶּן־pen-H6435we will dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191!”

20However, Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971, “Do not beH3372afraidתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372;for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has comeבָּ֖אba'H935in orderלְבַֽעֲבוּר֙le.va.'a.VurH5668to testנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and in orderוּבַעֲב֗וּרu.va.'a.VurH5668thatthe fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374of Him mayremainתִּהְיֶ֧ה פְּנֵיכֶ֖םtih.Yeh pe.nei.KhemH1961 H6440with you, so that you will not sinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398.”

21So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,while Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872approachedנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066the thickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

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