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<span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work, <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and the seventh day [is] a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thy cattle, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, — <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>‘Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>‘Thou dost not murder.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>‘Thou dost not commit adultery.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>‘Thou dost not steal.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>‘Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>‘Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which [is] thy neighbour’s.’</p> <a name="18" id="18"></a><p class="hdg">Moses Comforts the People<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/5.htm#22">Deuteronomy 5:22-33</a>; <a href="../hebrews/12.htm#18">Hebrews 12:18-29</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off, <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and say unto Moses, ‘Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Moses saith unto the people, ‘Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces — that ye sin not.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].</p> <a name="22" id="22"></a><p class="hdg">Idolatry Forbidden<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../leviticus/19.htm">Leviticus 19:1-8</a>; <a href="../1_corinthians/10.htm#14">1 Corinthians 10:14-22</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye — ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you; <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.</p> <a name="24" id="24"></a><p class="hdg">The Altar of Sacrifice<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/27.htm">Deuteronomy 27:1-10</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>‘An altar of earth thou dost make for Me, and thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy flock and thy herd; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>‘And if an altar of stones thou dost make to Me, thou dost not build them of hewn work; when thy tool thou hast waved over it, then thou dost pollute it; <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/exodus/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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