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Deuteronomy 5:6-21
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
New King James Version
6 (A)‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage.
7 (B)‘You shall have no other gods [b]before Me.
8 (C)‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9 you shall not (D)bow[c] down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, [d]visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10 (E)but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and [e]keep My commandments.
11 (F)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him [f]guiltless who takes His name in vain.
12 (G)‘Observe the Sabbath day, to [g]keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 (H)Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the (I)Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (J)And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (K)by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 (L)‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, (M)that your days may be long, and that it may be well with (N)you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
17 (O)‘You shall not murder.
18 (P)‘You shall not commit adultery.
19 (Q)‘You shall not steal.
20 (R)‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 (S)‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:6 slavery
- Deuteronomy 5:7 besides
- Deuteronomy 5:9 worship them
- Deuteronomy 5:9 punishing
- Deuteronomy 5:10 observe
- Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent
- Deuteronomy 5:12 sanctify it
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
English Standard Version
6 (A)“‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
7 “‘You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
8 “‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to (B)thousands[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but (C)the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, (D)that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (E)You shall remember that you were a slave[c] in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (F)with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, (G)that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
17 (H)“‘You shall not murder.[d]
18 (I)“‘And you shall not commit adultery.
19 “‘And you shall not steal.
20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 “‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’
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- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
- Deuteronomy 5:10 Or to the thousandth generation
- Deuteronomy 5:15 Or servant
- Deuteronomy 5:17 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
New International Version
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
New International Version
6 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt,(A) out of the land of slavery.(B)
7 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
8 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.(C) 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents(D) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(E) 10 but showing love to a thousand(F) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.(G)
11 “You shall not misuse the name(H) of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(I)
12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,(J) as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day(K) is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant,(L) nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.(M) 15 Remember that you were slaves(N) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand(O) and an outstretched arm.(P) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
16 “Honor your father(Q) and your mother,(R) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long(S) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
17 “You shall not murder.(T)
18 “You shall not commit adultery.(U)
19 “You shall not steal.(V)
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(W)
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(X)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
EasyEnglish Bible
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
EasyEnglish Bible
6 ‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt, the country where you were slaves.
7 You must not have any other gods except me.
8 You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea. 9 You must not bend down your head to any idol or worship it. I am the Lord your God and I want you to belong to me alone. I will punish children because of the bad things that their fathers have done. I will also punish their grandchildren and their children too. That is how I will punish everyone who hates me. 10 But I will truly love all those who love me. They are the people who obey my laws. I will continue to love them and their families for ever.
11 You must not speak the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. The Lord will punish anyone who speaks his name in a wrong way.
12 Always make the Sabbath day a special day for God, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 You have six days every week to do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a Sabbath day. It is special for the Lord your God. You must not do any work on that day. Your son and your daughter must not work on that day. Your servants, male or female, must not work on that day. Your ox or your donkey or any of your animals must not work on that day, nor any foreign person who lives among you. Then your servants can rest in the same way as you rest. 15 You must remember that you were slaves in Egypt. But I, the Lord your God, brought you out by my powerful authority. So the Lord your God has told you to make the Sabbath day a special day.
16 Always respect your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you. And you will be happy.
17 You must not murder anyone.
18 You must not have sex with another person's wife or husband.
19 You must not take another person's things for yourself.
20 You must not say false things against your neighbour.
21 You must not want to take your neighbour's wife for yourself. You must not want his house or his land, or his servants, male or female. You must not want his ox or his donkey or anything else that belongs to your neighbour.’
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