The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6–21)
2 Brenton I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. BSB BSB: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
4 Brenton Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth. BSB BSB: You 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.
5 Brenton Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me, BSB BSB: You 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,
6 Brenton and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them , and on them that keep my commandments. BSB BSB: but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 Brenton Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord thy God will not acquit him that takes his name in vain. BSB BSB: You 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.
9 Brenton Six days thou shalt labour, and shalt perform all thy work. BSB BSB: Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 Brenton But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy servant nor thy maidservant, thine ox nor thine ass, nor any cattle of thine, nor the stranger that sojourns with thee. BSB BSB: but 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.
14 Brenton Thou shalt not commit adultery. BSB BSB: You shall not commit adultery.
15 Brenton Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not kill. BSB BSB: You shall not steal.
16 Brenton Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. BSB BSB: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Moses Comforts the People (Deuteronomy 5:22–33; Hebrews 12:18–29)
18 Brenton And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared and stood afar off, BSB BSB: When 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.
19 Brenton and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die. BSB BSB: “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20 Brenton And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not. BSB BSB: “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.”
21 Brenton And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was. BSB BSB: And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Idolatry Forbidden (1 Corinthians 10:14–22)
22 Brenton And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and thou shalt report it to the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. BSB BSB: Then 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.
23 Brenton Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves. BSB BSB: You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24 Brenton Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice your whole burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to thee and bless thee. BSB BSB: You 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.
25 Brenton And if thou wilt make to me an altar of stones, thou shalt not build them hewn stones ; for thou hast lifted up thy tool upon them, and they are defiled. BSB BSB: Now 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.
26 Brenton Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it. BSB BSB: And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’