Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:2-22

2Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with us in Horebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃be.cho.RevH2722.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772not this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,but with usאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587, even us, who areall of usאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428here aliveחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068talkedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with you faceפָּנִ֣ים׀pa.NimH6440to faceבְּפָנִ֗יםbe.fa.NimH6440in the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

5(I stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975between Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068and you at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,to shewלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for ye were afraidיְרֵאתֶם֙ye.re.TemH3372by reasonמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and went not upעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927into the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022;)sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

6I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which brought thee outהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

7Thou shalt have none otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440me.

8Thou shalt not makeתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213thee anygraven imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, orany likenessתְּמוּנָ֔֡הte.mu.NahH8544of any thing that isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔֡עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that isin the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that isin the watersבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325beneath the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.RetzH776:

9Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812thyself unto them, nor serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ama jealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1upon the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationof them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me,

10And shewingוְעֹ֤֥שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617unto thousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them that loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.iH4687.

11Thou shalt not takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold himguiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352that takethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav'H7723.

12Keepשָׁמ֣֛וֹרsha.MorH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹם֩yomH3117to sanctifyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942it, as Yhwhיְהוָ֥֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath commandedצִוְּךָ֖֣׀tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

13Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117thou shalt labourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647,and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thy workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.Te.khaH4399:

14But the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of Yhwhלַיהוָ֣֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in itthou shalt not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֡הme.la.KhahH4399,thou, nor thy sonוּבִנְךָֽ־u.vin.kha-H1121,nor thy daughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,nor thy manservantוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־ve.'av.de.kha-H5650,nor thy maidservantוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָVa.'a.ma.te.khaH519,nor thine oxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ve.shor.KhaH7794,nor thine donkeyוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜va.cha.mo.re.KhaH2543,nor any of thy cattleבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbe.hem.Te.khaH929,nor thy strangerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;that thy manservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy maidservantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519may restיָנ֛וּחַya.Nu.achH5117as well as thou.

15And rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a servantעֶ֤֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thatYhwhיְהוָ֤֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtוַיֹּצִ֨אֲךָ֜֩vai.yo.Tzi.'a.khaH3318thee out thence through a mightyחֲזָקָ֖ה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤֥דbe.YadH3027and by a stretched outנְטוּיָ֑֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220:Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee to keepלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the sabbathהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

16Honourכַּבֵּ֤דka.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1and thy motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,as Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee; that thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִיכֻ֣ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748,and that it may go wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

17Thou shalt not killתִּֿרְצָֽח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

18Neither shalt thou commit adulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

19Neither shalt thou stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

20Neither shalt thou bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁוְא׃ סShav'H7723witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thy neighbourבְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

21Neither shalt thou desireתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָ סre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,neither shalt thou covetתִתְאַוֶּ֜הtit.'a.VehH183thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,his fieldשָׂדֵ֜הוּsa.De.huH7704,or his manservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650,or his maidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,his oxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794,or his donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, or any thing that isthy neighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ סle.re.'E.khaH7453.

22These wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696unto all your assemblyקְהַלְכֶ֜םke.hal.KhemH6951in the mountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022out of the midstמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784,of the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֣ןhe.'a.NanH6051,and of the thick darknessוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לve.ha.'a.ra.FelH6205,with a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963:and he added no moreיָסָ֑ףya.SafH3254.And he wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them in twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68,and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them unto me.

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