New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 20:2-11

2“I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtH3318you outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3“You shall haveיִהְיֶֽה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹֽ֣אlo'H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeעַל־ פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃'al- pa.Na.iH5921 H6440Me.

4“You shall not makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213for yourselfan idolפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,or anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605likenessתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544of whatH834is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605or on the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַָּ֑֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478,or in the waterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325underמִתַּ֥֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

5You shall not worshipH2331them nor serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them; for I, the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, am ajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,inflictingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485thepunishmentעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1on the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121,on the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and the fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generations of those who hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130Me,

6but showingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213favorחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617tothousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,to those who loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157Me and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7“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׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8“Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117,to keepH6942it holyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9For sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117you shall laborתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605your workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399,

10but the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; on ityou shall not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213anyכָל־khol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399,you, or your sonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,or your daughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,your maleעַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.KhaH5650slaveH5650or your femaleוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519slaveH519,or your cattleוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929, or yourresidentוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר'a.SherH834stays with you.

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.

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