The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6–21)
2 DBY I am Jehovah thy God, who have 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 DBY Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is 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 DBY thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth generation of 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 DBY and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. BSB BSB: but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 DBY Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. 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 DBY Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; BSB BSB: Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 DBY but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. 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.
13 DBY Thou shalt not kill. BSB BSB: You shall not murder.
14 DBY Thou shalt not commit adultery. BSB BSB: You shall not commit adultery.
15 DBY Thou shalt not steal. BSB BSB: You shall not steal.
16 DBY 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 DBY And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it , they trembled, 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 DBY and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with 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 DBY And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before 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 DBY And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity 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 DBY And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens. 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 DBY Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold. BSB BSB: You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24 DBY An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto 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 DBY And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy sharp tool upon it, thou hast profaned it. 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 DBY Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. BSB BSB: And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’