Revised Version 1895

Exodus 20

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtH3318theeoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3Thou shalt havenoneלֹֽ֣אlo'H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeH6440meH6440.

4Thou shaltnotH3808makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213unto thee agravenH6459imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459,norH3808thelikenessH8544ofanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605formתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544that is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that is in theearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַָּ֑֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478, or that is in thewaterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325underמִתַּ֥֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bowתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812downH7812thyself unto them,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430am ajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067GodH430,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1uponH5921thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121,uponH5921thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponH5921thefourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029of them thathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130meH5921;

6and shewing mercy untothousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505, of them thatloveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157meH8104andkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeH5375thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430invainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hold him guiltless that taketh hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034invainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117, tokeepH6942itholyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thou labour, anddoוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399:

10but theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in it thou shaltnotH3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213anyכָל־khol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399, thou,norH3808thysonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121,norH3808thydaughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323, thy manservant,norH3808thymaidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,norH3808thycattleוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929,norH3808thystrangerוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

11for insixשֵֽׁשֶׁת־she.shet-H8337daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that in them is, andrestedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: wherefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, and hallowed it.

12Honour thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517: that thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may belongH3117uponעַ֚ל'alH5921thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

13Thou shalt donoלֹ֥֖אlo'H3808murderתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14Thou shaltnotלֹ֣֖אlo'H3808commitתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003adulteryH5003.

15Thou shaltnotלֹ֣֖אlo'H3808stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bearfalseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707againstבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453thy neighbour.

17Thou shaltnotH3808covetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thou shaltnotH3808covetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,norH3808his manservant,norH3808hismaidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,norH3808hisoxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794,norH3808his ass,norH3808anyH3605thingH3605that is thy neighbour’s.

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200thethunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963, and the lightnings, and thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, and themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226: and when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, theytrembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afarH7350offH7350.

19And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou withusH413, andweH8085willhearH8085: butletH408notH408Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withusH413,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weH8085dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374notH408: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935to proveyouH3588, and that hisfearH3374may bebeforeפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440youH3588, that yesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398notH408.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afarH7350offH7350, andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066nearH5066unto thethickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye yourselves haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I havetalkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696withyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shallnotH3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213othergodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430withmeH3808;godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701, orgodsH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, ye shallnotH3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213untoyouH6213.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untomeאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, and shaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereonעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH8002, and thypeaceשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002offeringsH8002, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thineoxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241: ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I record mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I willcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee and I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25AndifH518thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meH5921analtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it ofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stonesH68: forifH518thou liftupH5921thytoolהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130uponH5921it, thou hast polluted it.

26Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upH5927bystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196, that thynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808discoveredthereonH5921.

Commentaries on Exodus 20

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