Deuteronomy 5
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summonedמֹשֶׁה֮Mosesאֶל־toכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֗םto themשְׁמַ֤עhearיִשְׂרָאֵל֙O Israelאֶת־obj.הַחֻקִּ֣יםthe statutesוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםthe judgmentsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichאָנֹכִ֛יIדֹּבֵ֥רam speakingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖םin ears yourהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוּלְמַדְתֶּ֣םand you will learnאֹתָ֔םobj. themוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םand you will take careלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃to observe them
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אָ֠נֹכִיIעֹמֵ֨דwas standingבֵּין־betweenיְהוָ֤הYahwehוּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙and between youבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֔ואthe thatלְהַגִּ֥ידto declareלָכֶ֖םto youאֶת־obj.דְּבַ֣רthe word ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכִּ֤יforיְרֵאתֶם֙you were afraidמִפְּנֵ֣יof the face ofהָאֵ֔שׁthe fireוְלֹֽא־and notעֲלִיתֶ֥םyou went upבָּהָ֖רon the mountainלֵאמֹֽר׃ סto saying
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לֹֽ֣א־notתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־you must makeלְךָ֥֣for yourselfפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀an image ofכָּל־anyתְּמוּנָ֔֡הformאֲשֶׁ֤֣רwhichבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀is in the heavensמִמַּ֔֡עַלfrom aboveוַאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩and whichבָּאָ֖֨רֶץis on the earthמִתָּ֑֜חַתfrom beneathוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whichבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀is in the watersמִתַּ֥֣חַתfrom underלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃to the earth
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לֹא־notתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הyou must bow downלָהֶ֖ם֮to themוְלֹ֣אand notתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒you must be enticed to serve themכִּ֣יforאָנֹכִ֞יIיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourאֵ֣לam a Godקַנָּ֔אjealousפֹּ֠קֵדwho visitsעֲוֹ֨ןthe iniquity ofאָב֧וֹתparentsעַל־onבָּנִ֛יםchildrenוְעַל־and onשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםa third generationוְעַל־and onרִבֵּעִ֖יםa fourth generationלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃of those who hate me
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וְי֙וֹם֙and the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יthe seventhשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀is a sabbathלַיהוָ֣֥הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָGod yourלֹ֣אnotתַעֲשֶׂ֣הyou must doכָל־anyמְלָאכָ֡הworkאַתָּ֣הyouוּבִנְךָֽ־and son yourוּבִתֶּ֣ךָand daughter yourוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־and male servant yourוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָand female servant yourוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨and ox yourוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜and donkey yourוְכָל־and allבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָlivestock yourוְגֵֽרְךָ֙and sojourner yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָis in gates yourלְמַ֗עַןso thatיָנ֛וּחַhe may restעַבְדְּךָ֥male servant yourוַאֲמָתְךָ֖and female servant yourכָּמֽ֑וֹךָ׃like you
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וְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗and you will rememberכִּ֣י־thatעֶ֤֥בֶדa slaveהָיִ֣֙יתָ֙׀you wereבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔֗יִםEgyptוַיֹּצִ֨אֲךָ֜֩and he brought out youיְהוָ֤֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙God yourמִשָּׁ֔ם֙from thereבְּיָ֤֥דby a handחֲזָקָ֖ה֙strongוּבִזְרֹ֣עַand by an armנְטוּיָ֑֔הoutstretchedעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreצִוְּךָ֙he has commanded youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto observeאֶת־obj.י֥וֹםthe day ofהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סthe sabbath
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כַּבֵּ֤דhonorאֶת־obj.אָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourוְאֶת־and obj.אִמֶּ֔ךָmother yourכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asצִוְּךָ֖he has commanded youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod yourלְמַ֣עַן׀so thatיַאֲרִיכֻ֣ןthey may be long !יָמֶ֗יךָdays yourוּלְמַ֙עַן֙and so thatיִ֣יטַבit may go wellלָ֔ךְfor youעַ֚לonהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃ סto you
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וְלֹ֥אand notתַחְמֹ֖דyou must covetאֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife ofרֵעֶ֑ךָ סneighbor yourוְלֹ֨אand notתִתְאַוֶּ֜הyou must desireבֵּ֣יתthe house ofרֵעֶ֗ךָneighbor yourשָׂדֵ֜הוּfield hisוְעַבְדּ֤וֹand male servant hisוַאֲמָתוֹ֙and female servant hisשׁוֹר֣וֹox hisוַחֲמֹר֔וֹand donkey hisוְכֹ֖לand allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ סbelongs to neighbor your
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אֶֽת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהָאֵ֡לֶּהthe theseדִּבֶּר֩he spokeיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֶל־toכָּל־allקְהַלְכֶ֜םassembly yourבָּהָ֗רat the mountainמִתּ֤וֹךְfrom the middle ofהָאֵשׁ֙the fireהֶֽעָנָ֣ןthe cloudוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לand the thick darknessק֥וֹלa voiceגָּד֖וֹלgreatוְלֹ֣אand notיָסָ֑ףhe addedוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םand he inscribed themעַל־onשְׁנֵי֙twoלֻחֹ֣תtablets ofאֲבָנִ֔יםstonesוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םand he gave themאֵלָֽי׃to me
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םwhen heard youאֶת־obj.הַקּוֹל֙the voiceמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְthe darknessוְהָהָ֖רand the mountainבֹּעֵ֣רwas burningבָּאֵ֑שׁwith the fireוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןand you drew near !אֵלַ֔יto meכָּל־allרָאשֵׁ֥יthe chiefs ofשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םtribes yourוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃and elders your
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וַתֹּאמְר֗וּand you saidהֵ֣ןhere!הֶרְאָ֜נוּhe has shown usיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourאֶת־obj.כְּבֹד֣וֹglory hisוְאֶת־and obj.גָּדְל֔וֹgreatness hisוְאֶת־and obj.קֹל֥וֹvoice hisשָׁמַ֖עְנוּwe have heardמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהָאֵ֑שׁthe fireהַיּ֤וֹםthe dayהַזֶּה֙the thisרָאִ֔ינוּwe have seenכִּֽי־thatיְדַבֵּ֧רhe speaksאֱלֹהִ֛יםGodאֶת־withהָֽאָדָ֖םthe humankindוָחָֽי׃and he will live
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קְרַ֤בdraw nearאַתָּה֙youוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עand hearאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatיֹאמַ֖רhe will sayיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוְאַ֣תְּ׀and youתְּדַבֵּ֣רyou will speakאֵלֵ֗ינוּto usאֵת֩obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיְדַבֵּ֜רhe will speakיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּGod ourאֵלֶ֖יךָto youוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּand we will listenוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃and we will do it
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heardיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םwords yourבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םwhen spoke youאֵלָ֑יto meוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלַ֗יto meשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיI have heardאֶת־obj.ק֨וֹלthe sound ofדִּבְרֵ֜יthe words ofהָעָ֤םthe peopleהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichדִּבְּר֣וּthey spokeאֵלֶ֔יךָto youהֵיטִ֖יבוּthey have done wellכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃they have spoken
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מִֽי־who?יִתֵּ֡ןwill he giveוְהָיָה֩and it will belongלְבָבָ֨םheart theirזֶ֜הthisלָהֶ֗םto themלְיִרְאָ֥הto fearאֹתִ֛יobj. meוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רand to keepאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹתַ֖יcommandments myכָּל־allהַיָּמִ֑יםthe daysלְמַ֨עַןso thatיִיטַ֥בit may go wellלָהֶ֛םfor themוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םand for children theirלְעֹלָֽם׃for ever
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וְאַתָּ֗הand youפֹּה֮hereעֲמֹ֣דstandעִמָּדִי֒with meוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הso let me speakאֵלֶ֗יךָto youאֵ֧תobj.כָּל־allהַמִּצְוָ֛הthe commandmentוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםand the statutesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםand the judgmentsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םyou will teach themוְעָשׂ֣וּand they will observe themבָאָ֔רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichאָנֹכִ֛יIנֹתֵ֥ןam about to giveלָהֶ֖םto themלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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בְּכָל־in allהַדֶּ֗רֶךְthe wayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichצִוָּ֜הhe has commandedיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םGod yourאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youתֵּלֵ֑כוּyou will walkלְמַ֤עַןso thatתִּֽחְיוּן֙you may live !וְט֣וֹבand it will be goodלָכֶ֔םfor youוְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣םand you will prolongיָמִ֔יםdaysבָּאָ֖רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתִּֽירָשֽׁוּן׃you will take possession of !
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