Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 20:8-14

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.

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