Exodus 20 ~ Exodus 20

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1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

And God spoke all these words, saying,

2 I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery.

I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 T hou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 T hou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath nor that is in the water under the earth.

Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

5 T hou shalt not bow down to them nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons unto the third and fourth generation of those that hate me

thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth of them that hate me,

6 a nd showing mercy unto thousands of generations of those that love me and keep my commandments.

and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

7 T hou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone that takes his name in vain.

Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.

8 T hou shalt remember the sabbath day, to sanctify it.

Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.

9 S ix days shalt thou labour and do all thy work;

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

10 b ut the seventh day shall be the sabbath of the LORD thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manslave, nor thy maidslave, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;

but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

11 f or in six days the LORD made the heavens and earth, the sea, and all that is in them and rested the seventh day; therefore, the LORD blessed the sabbath day and sanctified it.

For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be lengthened upon the land which the LORD thy God gives thee.

Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

13 T hou shalt not murder.

Thou shalt not kill.

14 T hou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 T hou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not steal.

16 T hou shalt not give false testimony against thy neighbour.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 T hou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manslave, nor his maidslave, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

18 And all the people saw the thunderings and the lightnings and the noise of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw, they trembled, and stood afar off,

19 A nd they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us lest we die.

and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

20 T hen Moses said unto the people, Fear not, for God is come to prove you and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

21 T hen the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the sons of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.

23 Y e shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.

24 A n altar of earth thou shalt make unto me and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings and thy peace offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen; in whatever place where I cause my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.

25 A nd if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy sharp tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.

26 N either shalt thou go up by steps unto my altar that thy nakedness not be discovered thereon.

Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.