25AND HE WENT DOWN MOSES TO THE PEOPLE AND HE SPOKE TO THEM 25So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
1AND HE SPOKE GOD <OBJ.> ALL THE WORDS <THE> THESE <TO> SAYING The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6–21) 1And God spoke all these words:
2I [AM] YAHWEH GOD YOUR WHO I BROUGHT OUT YOU FROM [THE] LAND OF EGYPT FROM A HOUSE OF SLAVES 2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3NOT IT WILL BE[LONG] TO <THE> YOU GODS OTHER ON FACE MY 3You shall have no other gods before Me.*NoteCloseOr besides Me
4NOT YOU MUST MAKE FOR <THE> YOURSELF AN IMAGE AND ANY FORM WHICH [IS] IN THE HEAVENS <FROM> ABOVE AND WHICH [IS] ON THE EARTH <FROM> BENEATH AND WHICH [IS] IN THE WATERS FROM UNDER TO THE EARTH 4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
5NOT YOU MUST BOW DOWN TO <THE> THEM AND NOT YOU MUST BE ENTICED TO SERVE THEM FOR I YAHWEH GOD YOUR [AM] A GOD JEALOUS VISITING INIQUITY OF FATHERS ON CHILDREN ON A THIRD GENERATION AND ON A FOURTH GENERATION OF [THOSE WHO] HATE ME 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
6AND DOING COVENANT LOYALTY TO THOUSANDS TO [THOSE WHO] LOVE ME AND TO [THOSE WHO] KEEP COMMANDMENTS MY 6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations*NoteCloseOr to thousands of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7NOT YOU MUST TAKE <OBJ.> [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH GOD YOUR FOR <THE> EMPTINESS FOR NOT HE WILL LEAVE UNPUNISHED YAHWEH <OBJ.> [THE ONE] WHO HE WILL TAKE <OBJ.> NAME HIS FOR <THE> EMPTINESS 7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8REMEMBER <OBJ.> [THE] DAY OF THE SABBATH TO SET APART AS HOLY IT 8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9SIX DAYS YOU WILL LABOR AND YOU WILL DO ALL WORK YOUR 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10AND [THE] DAY <THE> SEVENTH [IS] A SABBATH TO YAHWEH GOD YOUR NOT YOU MUST DO ANY WORK YOU AND SON YOUR AND DAUGHTER YOUR [MALE] SERVANT YOUR AND FEMALE SERVANT YOUR AND LIVESTOCK YOUR AND SOJOURNER YOUR WHO [IS] IN GATES YOUR 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work— neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
11FOR SIX DAYS HE MADE YAHWEH <OBJ.> THE HEAVENS AND <OBJ.> THE EARTH <OBJ.> THE SEA AND <OBJ.> ALL THAT [IS] IN <THE> THEM AND HE RESTED ON THE DAY <THE> SEVENTH THERE- -FORE HE BLESSED YAHWEH <OBJ.> [THE] DAY OF THE SABBATH AND HE SET APART AS HOLY IT 11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
12HONOR <OBJ.> FATHER YOUR AND <OBJ.> MOTHER YOUR SO THAT THEY MAY BE LONG! DAYS YOUR ON THE LAND WHICH YAHWEH GOD YOUR [IS] ABOUT TO GIVE TO <THE> YOU 12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 15:4, Matthew 19:19, Mark 7:10, Luke 18:20, and Ephesians 6:2–3
13NOT YOU MUST MURDER 13You shall not murder.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 5:21, Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, Romans 13:9, and James 2:11
14NOT YOU MUST COMMIT ADULTERY 14You shall not commit adultery.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 5:27, Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, Romans 13:9, and James 2:11
15NOT YOU MUST STEAL 15You shall not steal.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, and Romans 13:9
16NOT YOU MUST TESTIFY AGAINST NEIGHBOR YOUR TESTIMONY OF FALSEHOOD 16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, and Luke 18:20
17NOT YOU MUST COVET [THE] HOUSE OF NEIGHBOR YOUR NOT YOU MUST COVET [THE] WIFE OF NEIGHBOR YOUR AND [MALE] SERVANT HIS AND FEMALE SERVANT HIS AND OX HIS AND DONKEY HIS AND ALL THAT [BELONGS] TO NEIGHBOR YOUR 17You shall not covet*NoteCloseCited in Romans 7:7 and Romans 13:9 your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18AND ALL THE PEOPLE [WERE] SEEING <OBJ.> THE THUNDER CLAPS AND <OBJ.> THE LIGHTNING AND <OBJ.> [THE] SOUND OF THE RAM'S HORN AND <OBJ.> THE MOUNTAIN SMOKING AND IT SAW THE PEOPLE AND THEY TREMBLED AND THEY STOOD FROM A DISTANCE Moses Comforts the People (Deuteronomy 5:22–33; Hebrews 12:18–29) 18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
19AND THEY SAID TO MOSES SPEAK YOU WITH US SO LET US LISTEN AND MAY NOT HE SPEAK WITH US GOD LEST WE SHOULD DIE 19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20AND HE SAID MOSES TO THE PEOPLE MAY NOT YOU BE AFRAID FOR <TO> IN ORDER TO PUT TO [THE] TEST <OBJ.> YOU HE HAS COME <THE> GOD AND IN ORDER THAT <IT> MAY BE FEAR HIS ON FACES YOUR TO NOT YOU WILL SIN 20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
21AND IT STOOD THE PEOPLE FROM A DISTANCE AND MOSES HE DREW NEAR TO THE THICK DARKNESS WHERE [WAS] THERE <THE> GOD 21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22AND HE SAID YAHWEH TO MOSES THUS YOU WILL SAY TO [THE] PEOPLE OF ISRAEL YOU YOU HAVE SEEN THAT FROM THE HEAVENS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH YOU Idolatry Forbidden (1 Corinthians 10:14–22) 22Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
23NOT YOU MUST MAKE! WITH ME GODS OF SILVER AND GODS OF GOLD NOT YOU MUST MAKE FOR <THE> YOURSELVES 23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24AN ALTAR OF EARTH YOU WILL MAKE FOR <THE> ME AND YOU WILL SACRIFICE ON IT <OBJ.> BURNT OFFERINGS YOUR AND <OBJ.> PEACE OFFERINGS YOUR <OBJ.> SHEEP YOUR AND <OBJ.> CATTLE YOUR IN EVERY <THE> PLACE WHERE I WILL CAUSE TO BE REMEMBERED <OBJ.> NAME MY I WILL COME TO YOU AND I WILL BLESS YOU 24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25AND IF AN ALTAR OF STONES YOU WILL MAKE FOR <THE> ME NOT YOU MUST BUILD <OBJ.> THEM HEWN [STONE] FOR TOOL YOUR YOU HAVE WIELDED ON IT AND YOU HAVE PROFANED IT 25Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
26AND NOT YOU MUST GO UP ON STEPS TO ALTAR MY THAT NOT IT WILL BE UNCOVERED NAKEDNESS YOUR ON IT 26And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’ [’’]