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Exodus 20
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1And the Lord spoke all these words, saying:
1And God spake all these words, saying,
2I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3Thou shalt have no other gods beside me.
3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.
4Thou 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:
5Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
5Thou 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;
6and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands [of them], and on them that keep my commandments.
6And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord thy God will not acquit him that takes his name in vain.
7Thou 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.
8Remember the sabbath dayto keep it holy.
8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days thou shalt labour, and shalt perform all thy work.
9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy servant nor thy maidservant, thine ox nor thine ass, nor any cattle of thine, nor the stranger that sojourns with thee.
10But 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:
11For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the seaand all things in them , and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
11For 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.
12Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the Lord thy God gives to thee.
12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13Thou shalt not commit adultery.
13Thou shalt not kill.
14Thou shalt not steal.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15Thou shalt not kill.
15Thou shalt not steal.
16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to thy neighbour.
17Thou 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.
18And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared and stood afar off,
18And 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.
19and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.
19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.
20And 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.
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was.
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and thou shalt report it to the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
22And 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.
23Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.
23Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
24Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice your whole burnt -offerings, and your peace -offerings, and your sheepand your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to theeand bless thee.
24An 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.
25And if thou wilt make to me an altar of stones, thou shalt not build them hewn [stones]; for thou hast lifted up thy tool upon them, and they are defiled.
25And 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.
26Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps , that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it.
26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.