Exodus 20

Study Bible

¹And God spake all these words, saying,

KJVAnd God^H430 spake^H1696^(H8762) all these words^H1697, saying^H559^(H8800),

² I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

KJVI am the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, which have brought^H3318^(H8689) thee out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, out of the house^H1004 of bondage^H5650.

³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

KJVThou shalt have no other^H312 gods^H430 before me^H6440.

⁴ Thou 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, or that is in the water under the earth:

KJVThou shalt not make^H6213^(H8799) unto thee any graven image^H6459, or any likeness^H8544 of any thing that^H834 is in heaven^H8064 above^H4605, or that is in the earth^H776 beneath, or that is in the water^H4325 under the earth^H776:

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

KJVThou shalt not bow down^H7812^(H8691) thyself to them, nor serve^H5647^(H8714) them: for I the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 am a jealous^H7067 God^H410, visiting^H6485^(H8802) the iniquity^H5771 of the fathers^H1 upon the children^H1121 unto the third^H8029 and fourth^H7256 generation of them that hate^H8130^(H8802) me;

⁶ And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

KJVAnd shewing^H6213^(H8802) mercy^H2617 unto thousands^H505 of them that love^H157^(H8802) me, and keep^H8104^(H8802) my commandments^H4687.

⁷ Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

KJVThou shalt not take^H5375^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 in vain^H7723; for the LORD^H3068 will not hold him guiltless^H5352^(H8762) that taketh^H5375^(H8799) his name^H8034 in vain^H7723.

⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8800) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, to keep it holy^H6942^(H8763).

⁹ Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

KJVSix^H8337 days^H3117 shalt thou labour^H5647^(H8799), and do^H6213^(H8804) all thy work^H4399:

¹⁰ But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

KJVBut the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 is the sabbath^H7676 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430: in it thou shalt not do^H6213^(H8799) any work^H4399, thou, nor thy son^H1121, nor thy daughter^H1323, thy manservant^H5650, nor thy maidservant^H519, nor thy cattle^H929, nor thy stranger^H1616 that is within thy gates^H8179:

¹¹ For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

KJVFor in six^H8337 days^H3117 the LORD^H3068 made^H6213^(H8804) heaven^H8064 and earth^H776, the sea^H3220, and all that in them is, and rested^H5117^(H8799) the seventh^H7637 day^H3117: wherefore the LORD^H3068 blessed^H1288^(H8765) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, and hallowed^H6942^(H8762) it.

¹² Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

KJVHonour^H3513^(H8761) thy father^H1 and thy mother^H517: that thy days^H3117 may be long^H748^(H8686) upon the land^H127 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee.

¹³ Thou shalt not kill.

KJVThou shalt not kill^H7523^(H8799).

¹⁴ Thou shalt not commit adultery.

KJVThou shalt not commit adultery^H5003^(H8799).

¹⁵ Thou shalt not steal.

KJVThou shalt not steal^H1589^(H8799).

¹⁶ Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

KJVThou shalt not bear^H6030^(H8799) false^H8267 witness^H5707 against thy neighbour^H7453.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

KJVThou shalt not covet^H2530^(H8799) thy neighbour's^H7453 house^H1004, thou shalt not covet^H2530^(H8799) thy neighbour's^H7453 wife^H802, nor his manservant^H5650, nor his maidservant^H519, nor his ox^H7794, nor his ass^H2543, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's^H7453.

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 removed, and stood afar off.

KJVAnd all the people^H5971 saw^H7200^(H8802) the thunderings^H6963, and the lightnings^H3940, and the noise^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, and the mountain^H2022 smoking^H6226: and when the people^H5971 saw^H7200^(H8799) it, they removed^H5128^(H8799), and stood^H5975^(H8799) afar off^H7350.

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

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Speak^H1696^(H8761) thou with us, and we will hear^H8085^(H8799): but let not God^H430 speak^H1696^(H8762) with us, lest we die^H4191^(H8799).

²⁰ And 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.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 said^H559^(H8799) unto the people^H5971, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not: for God^H430 is come^H935^(H8804) to^H5668 prove^H5254^(H8763) you, and that his fear^H3374 may be before your faces^H6440, that ye sin^H2398^(H8799) not.

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

KJVAnd the people^H5971 stood^H5975^(H8799) afar off^H7350, and Moses^H4872 drew near^H5066^(H8738) unto the thick darkness^H6205 where God^H430 was.

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

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Thus thou shalt say^H559^(H8799) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, Ye have seen^H7200^(H8804) that I have talked^H1696^(H8765) with you from heaven^H8064.

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

KJVYe shall not make^H6213^(H8799) with me gods^H430 of silver^H3701, neither shall ye make^H6213^(H8799) unto you gods^H430 of gold^H2091.

²⁴ An 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 all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

KJVAn altar^H4196 of earth^H127 thou shalt make^H6213^(H8799) unto me, and shalt sacrifice^H2076^(H8804) thereon thy burnt offerings^H5930, and thy peace offerings^H8002, thy sheep^H6629, and thine oxen^H1241: in all places^H4725 where I record^H2142^(H8686) my name^H8034 I will come^H935^(H8799) unto thee, and I will bless^H1288^(H8765) thee.

²⁵ And 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.

KJVAnd if thou wilt make^H6213^(H8799) me an altar^H4196 of stone^H68, thou shalt not build^H1129^(H8799) it of hewn stone^H1496: for if thou lift up^H5130^(H8689) thy tool^H2719 upon it, thou hast polluted^H2490^(H8762) it.

²⁶ Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

KJVNeither shalt thou go up^H5927^(H8799) by steps^H4609 unto mine altar^H4196, that thy nakedness^H6172 be not discovered^H1540^(H8735) thereon.

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