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id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/20-15.htm" title="Exodus 20:15">◄</a> Exodus 20:16 <a href="../exodus/20-17.htm" title="Exodus 20:17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do not tell lies about others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not accuse anyone falsely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to testify falsely against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/exodus/20.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/exodus/20.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/exodus/20.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/exodus/20.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/exodus/20.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/exodus/20.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/exodus/20.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neghboure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/exodus/20.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />Thou shalt bere no false witnesse agest thy neghboure</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not answer [with] a false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not testify against thy friend for falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not testify a false testimony against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You shall not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ṯa·‘ă·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To answer, respond.">bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">FALSE</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: ‘êḏ (N-msc) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: ḇə·rê·‘ă·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">against your neighbor.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/exodus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">‘Thou dost not</a><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify"> answer</a><a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453. rea' (ray'-ah) -- friend, companion, fellow"> against thy neighbour</a><a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267. sheqer (sheh'-ker) -- deception, disappointment, falsehood"> a false</a><a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707. ed (ayd) -- a witness"> testimony.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqi2ms 6030"> give</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="שֶׁקֶר ncmsa 8267"> false</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="עֵד ncmsc 5707"> testimony</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> against</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="רֵעַ_2 ncmsc 7453"> neighbor</a>.</item></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6030a.htm" title="6030a">"You shall not bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267. sheqer (sheh'-ker) -- deception, disappointment, falsehood">false~</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707. ed (ayd) -- a witness">witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453. rea' (ray'-ah) -- friend, companion, fellow">against your neighbor.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify">Thou shalt not bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267. sheqer (sheh'-ker) -- deception, disappointment, falsehood">false</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707. ed (ayd) -- a witness">witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453. rea' (ray'-ah) -- friend, companion, fellow">against thy neighbour.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/20-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 20:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 20:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/20-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 20:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 20:17" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>