Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 20:2-17

2I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which have broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318thee out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3Thou shalt have no otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430before meפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440.

4Thou shalt not makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213unto thee any graven imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,or any likenessתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544of any thingthatH834isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that isin the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that isin the waterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325under the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812thyself to 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 fathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1upon the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationof them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me;

6And shewingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617unto thousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them that loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me, and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7Thou shalt not takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723;for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold him guiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352that takethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117,to keep it holyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thou labourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647,and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thy workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399:

10But the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in itthou shalt not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399,thou, nor thy sonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,nor thy daughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,thy manservantעַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.KhaH5650,nor thy maidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,nor thy cattleוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929,nor thy strangerוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

11For insixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and all that in them is,and restedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:wherefore Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,and hallowedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ סVay.ka.de.She.huH6942it.

12Honourכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thy motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517:that thy daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be longיַאֲרִכ֣וּןya.'a.ri.KhunH748upon the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

13Thou shalt not killתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14Thou shalt not commit adulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

15Thou shalt not stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shalt not bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thy neighbourבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17Thou shalt not covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thou shalt not covetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,nor his manservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650,nor his maidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,nor his oxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,nor his donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, nor any thing that isthy neighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.

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