Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:6-18

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.

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