Exodus 20

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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod אֵ֛תobj.כָּל־all הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe words הָאֵ֖לֶּהthe these לֵאמֹֽר׃ סto saying

אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙I יְהוָ֣הam Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָGod your אֲשֶׁ֧רwho הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָI brought out you מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt מִבֵּ֣֥יתfrom a house of עֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃slaves

לֹֽ֣אnot יִהְיֶֽה־it will belongלְךָ֛֩to the youאֱלֹהִ֥֨יםgods אֲחֵרִ֖֜יםother עַל־on פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃face my

לֹֽ֣אnot תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־you must makeלְךָ֥֣for the yourselfפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀an image וְכָל־and any תְּמוּנָ֡֔הform אֲשֶׁ֤ר֣which בַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀is in the heavens מִמַּ֡֔עַלfrom above וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩and which בָּאָ֖֨רֶץis on the earth מִתַָּ֑֜חַתfrom beneath וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣רand which בַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀is in the waters מִתַּ֥֣חַתfrom under לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃to the earth

וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהand doing חֶ֖֙סֶד֙covenant loyalty לַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםto thousands לְאֹהֲבַ֖יto those who love me וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יand to those who keep מִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סcommandments my

לֹ֥אnot תִשָּׂ֛אyou must take אֶת־obj.שֵֽׁם־the name of יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your לַשָּׁ֑וְאfor the emptiness כִּ֣יfor לֹ֤אnot יְנַקֶּה֙he will leave unpunished יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־the one who יִשָּׂ֥אhe will take אֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname his לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פfor the emptiness

זָכ֛וֹר֩remember אֶת־obj.י֥֨וֹםthe day of הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜תthe sabbath לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃to set apart as holy it

שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתsix יָמִ֣ים֙days תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮you will labor וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָand you will do כָּל־all מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃work your

וְי֙וֹם֙and the day הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יthe seventh שַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀is a sabbath לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָGod your לֹֽ֣א־not תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הyou must do כָל־any מְלָאכָ֡֜הwork אַתָּ֣ה׀you וּבִנְךָֽ֣־and son your וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָand daughter your עַבְדְּךָ֤֨male servant your וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙and female servant your וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָand livestock your וְגֵרְךָ֖֙and sojourner your אֲשֶׁ֥֣רwho בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃is in gates your

כַּבֵּ֥דhonor אֶת־obj.אָבִ֖יךָfather your וְאֶת־and obj.אִמֶּ֑ךָmother your לְמַ֙עַן֙so that יַאֲרִכ֣וּןthey may be long !יָמֶ֔יךָdays your עַ֚לon הָאֲדָמָ֔הthe land אֲשֶׁר־which יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your נֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃ סto the you

לֹ֥֖אnot תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ סyou must murder

לֹ֣֖אnot תִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סyou must commit adultery

לֹ֣֖אnot תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סyou must steal

לֹֽא־not תַעֲנֶ֥הyou must testify בְרֵעֲךָ֖against neighbor your עֵ֥דtestimony of שָֽׁקֶר׃ סfalsehood

לֹ֥אnot תַחְמֹ֖דyou must covet בֵּ֣יתthe house of רֵעֶ֑ךָneighbor your לֹֽא־not תַחְמֹ֞דyou must covet אֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife of רֵעֶ֗ךָneighbor your וְעַבְדּ֤וֹand male servant his וַאֲמָתוֹ֙and female servant his וְשׁוֹר֣וֹand ox his וַחֲמֹר֔וֹand donkey his וְכֹ֖לand all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פbelongs to neighbor your

וְכָל־and all הָעָם֩the people רֹאִ֨יםwere seeing אֶת־obj.הַקּוֹלֹ֜תthe thunder claps וְאֶת־and obj.הַלַּפִּידִ֗םthe lightning וְאֵת֙and obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound of הַשֹּׁפָ֔רthe ram's horn וְאֶת־and obj.הָהָ֖רthe mountain עָשֵׁ֑ןsmoking וַיַּ֤רְאand it saw הָעָם֙the people וַיָּנֻ֔עוּand they trembled וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּand they stood מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃from a distance

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they said אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses דַּבֵּר־speak אַתָּ֥הyou עִמָּ֖נוּwith us וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהso let us listen וְאַל־and may not יְדַבֵּ֥רhe speak עִמָּ֛נוּwith us אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod פֶּן־lest נָמֽוּת׃we should die

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses אֶל־to הָעָם֮the people אַל־may not תִּירָאוּ֒you be afraid כִּ֗יfor לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙to in order נַסּ֣וֹתto put to the test אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you בָּ֖אhe has come הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God וּבַעֲב֗וּרand inorder that תִּהְיֶ֧הit may be יִרְאָת֛וֹfear his עַל־on פְּנֵיכֶ֖םfaces your לְבִלְתִּ֥יto not תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃you will sin

וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דand it stood הָעָ֖םthe people מֵרָחֹ֑קfrom a distance וּמֹשֶׁה֙and Moses נִגַּ֣שׁhe drew near אֶל־to הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לthe thick darkness אֲשֶׁר־where שָׁ֖םwas there הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פthe God

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses כֹּ֥הthus תֹאמַ֖רyou will say אֶל־to בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אַתֶּ֣םyou רְאִיתֶ֔םyou have seen כִּ֚יthat מִן־from הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavens דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI have spoken עִמָּכֶֽם׃with you

לֹ֥אnot תַעֲשׂ֖וּןyou must make !אִתִּ֑יwith me אֱלֹ֤הֵיgods of כֶ֙סֶף֙silver וֵאלֹהֵ֣יand gods of זָהָ֔בgold לֹ֥אnot תַעֲשׂ֖וּyou must makeלָכֶֽם׃for the yourselves

וְאִם־and if מִזְבַּ֤חan altar of אֲבָנִים֙stones תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־you will makeלִּ֔יfor the meלֹֽא־not תִבְנֶ֥הyou must build אֶתְהֶ֖ןobj. them גָּזִ֑יתhewn stone כִּ֧יfor חַרְבְּךָ֛tool your הֵנַ֥פְתָּyou have wielded עָלֶ֖יהָon it וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃and you have profaned it

וְלֹֽא־and not תַעֲלֶ֥הyou must go up בְמַעֲלֹ֖תon steps עַֽל־to מִזְבְּחִ֑יaltar my אֲשֶׁ֛רthat לֹֽא־not תִגָּלֶ֥הit will be uncovered עֶרְוָתְךָ֖nakedness your עָלָֽיו׃ פon it

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