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Exodus 20

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Exodus 20 Bible text

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spoke all these words, saying,

ASV: 1ASV

And God spake all these words, saying,

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“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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

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“You shall have no other gods before me.

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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

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Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor 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:

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you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

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

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and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

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“You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, .

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

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“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

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

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but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

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but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

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for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.

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

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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

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Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

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“You shall not murder.

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Thou shalt not kill.

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“You shall not commit adultery.

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Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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“You shall not steal.

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Thou shalt not steal.

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“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

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“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

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All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

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And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

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They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”

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

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Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”

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

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The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

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

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Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

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

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You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.

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Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.

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You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.

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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 every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.

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If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

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

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You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’

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