Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 5:2-22

2TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with us inHorebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃be.cho.RevH2722.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285with ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, but withusH3588,evenH3588usH3588, who areallכֻּלָּ֥נוּku.La.nuH3605ofusH3588hereפֹ֛הfohH6311aliveחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spake withyouH6440faceפָּנִ֣ים׀pa.NimH6440tofaceבְּפָנִ֗יםbe.fa.NimH6440in themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022outH6440of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

5(Istoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975betweenבֵּין־bein-H996theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068andyouH3588at that time, to shewyouH3588thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for ye wereafraidיְרֵאתֶם֙ye.re.TemH3372becauseH3588of thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, andwentH5927notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808upH5927intoוּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙u.vei.nei.KhemH996themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022;)sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

6I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtH3318theeoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

7Thou shalt havenoneלֹ֣אlo'H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeH6440meH6440.

8Thou shaltnotלֹֽ֣א־Lo'-H3808makeתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213unto thee agravenH6459imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, thelikenessH8544ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605formתְּמוּנָ֔֡הte.mu.NahH8544that is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔֡עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that is in theearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּ֑֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478, or that is in thewaterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325underמִתַּ֥֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.RetzH776:

9thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808bowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH7812thyself unto them,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430am ajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067GodH430,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1uponH5921thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121, anduponH5921thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponH5921thefourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029of them thathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130meH5921;

10and shewing mercy untothousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505, of them thatloveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157meH8104andkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.iH4687.

11Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeH5375thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430invainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hold him guiltless that taketh hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034invainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav'H7723.

12ObserveH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹם֩yomH3117, tokeepשָׁמ֣֛וֹרsha.MorH8104itholyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942, as theLORDיְהוָ֥֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖֣׀tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

13Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thou labour, anddoוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּֿל־kla-H3605thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.Te.khaH4399:

14but theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in it thou shaltnotH3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213anyכָל־khol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֡הme.la.KhahH4399, thou,norH3808thysonוּבִנְךָֽ־u.vin.kha-H1121,norH3808thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,norH3808thy manservantnorH3808thymaidservantוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָVa.'a.ma.te.khaH519,norH3808thineoxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ve.shor.KhaH7794,norH3808thine ass,norH3808anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thycattleבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbe.hem.Te.khaH929,norH3808thystrangerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179; that thy manservant and thymaidservantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519mayrestיָנ֛וּחַya.Nu.achH5117aswellאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834as thou.

15And thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast aservantעֶ֤֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֤֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtH3318theeoutH3318thence by amightyחֲזָקָ֖ה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤֥דbe.YadH3027and by astretchedנְטוּיָ֑֔הne.tu.YahH5186outH3318armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee tokeepלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thesabbathהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

16Honour thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517, as theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee: that thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may belongH3117, and that it maygoיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190wellH3190with thee,uponעַ֚ל'alH5921thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

17Thou shalt donoלֹ֥֖אlo'H3808murderתִּֿרְצָֽח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

18Neitherוְלֹ֖֣אve.Lo'H3808shalt thoucommitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

19Neitherוְלֹ֖֣אve.Lo'H3808shalt thoustealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

20Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shalt thou bearfalseשָֽׁוְא׃ סShav'H7723witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707againstבְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453thy neighbour.

21Neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shalt thoucovetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;neitherוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808shalt thoudesireתִתְאַוֶּ֜הtit.'a.VehH183thy neighbour’shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, hisfieldשָׂדֵ֜הוּsa.De.huH7704, or his manservant, or hismaidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519, hisoxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794, or his ass, oranyH3605thingH3605that is thy neighbour’s.

22Theseהָאֵ֡לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605yourassemblyקְהַלְכֶ֜םke.hal.KhemH6951in themountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022outH5921of themidstמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784, of thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֣ןhe.'a.NanH6051, and of thethickוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לve.ha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205, with agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963: and headdedיָסָ֑ףya.SafH3254noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808moreH3254. And hewroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789themuponH5921twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tables ofstoneאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them untomeH413.

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