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Exodus 20

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whobroughtהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318thee out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, out of thehouseמִבֵּ֣֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃'a.va.DimH5650.

3Thou shalt have nootherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforemeפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440.

4Thou shalt notmakeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213to thee any gravenimageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, or anylikenessתְּמוּנָ֡֔הte.mu.NahH8544of any thingthatH834is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֡֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that is in theearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that is in thewaterבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325under theearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

5Thou shalt not bowdownתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הtish.tach.VehH7812thyself to them, norserveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430am ajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָבֹ֧ת'a.VotH1upon thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121to thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029andfourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generation of them thathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me;

6Andshowingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617tothousandsלַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them thatloveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me, andkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.TaiH4687.

7Thou shalt nottakeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430invainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold himguiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352thattakethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034invainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav'H7723.

8Rememberזָכ֛וֹר֩za.KhorH2142thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥֨וֹםYomH3117, to keep itholyלְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃le.ka.de.ShoH6942.

9Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117shalt thoulabourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647, anddoוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.te.KhaH4399:

10But theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is thesabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in it thou shalt notdoתַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.SehH6213anyworkמְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.KhahH4399, thou, nor thysonוּבִנְךָֽ֣־u.vin.kha-H1121, nor thydaughterוּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323, thy maleservantעַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.KhaH5650, nor thy femaleservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519, nor thycattleוּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaH929, nor thystrangerוְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.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, and all that is in them, andrestedוַיָּ֖נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, andhallowedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ סVay.ka.de.She.huH6942it.

12Honourכַּבֵּ֥דka.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517: that thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may belongיַאֲרִכ֣וּןya.'a.ri.KhunH748upon thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

13Thou shalt notkillתִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

14Thou shalt not commitadulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

15Thou shalt notstealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

16Thou shalt notbearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃ סSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thyneighbourבְרֵעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

17Thou shalt notcovetתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thou shalt notcovetתַחְמֹ֞דtach.ModH2530thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, nor his maleservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650, nor his femaleservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519, nor hisoxוְשׁוֹר֣וֹve.sho.RoH7794, nor hisdonkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, nor any thing that is thyneighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פle.re.'E.khaH7453.

18And all thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200thethunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963, and thelightningsהַלַּפִּידִ֗םha.la.pi.DimH3940, and thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, and themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226: and when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, theytrembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afaroffמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou with us, and we willhearוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085: but let notGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us, lest wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372not: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toH5668testנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and that hisfearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374may be before yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440, that yesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afaroffמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350, andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewnearנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066to the thickdarknessהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205whereGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was .

22And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Thus thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I havetalkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with you fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shall notmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213with megodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701, neither shall yemakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yougodsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to me, and shaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076on it thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, and thy peaceofferingsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thyoxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241: in allplacesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where Irecordאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I willcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935to thee, and I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25And if thou wiltmakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213me analtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68, thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of hewnstoneגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496: for if thou shalt liftupהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130thytoolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719upon it, thou hastpollutedוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26Neither shalt thou goupתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927bystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609to myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196, that thynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be notdiscoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540on it.

Commentaries on Exodus 20

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