The Ten Commandments
2 I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2 “(A)I am the Lord your God, (B)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of (a)slavery.
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.
4 Do not make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
4 “(E)You shall not make for yourself (c)an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
4 Do not make an idol(C) for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
4 "You are not to craft for yourselves an idol or anything resembling what is in the skies above, or on earth beneath, or in the water sources under the earth.
5 Do not worship them or serve them. I, Jehovah your God, am a God demanding exclusive devotion. (I do not tolerate rivals.) I will not share your affection with any other god. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
5 (F)You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (G)jealous God, (H)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
5 You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations(E) of those who hate Me,
5 You are not to bow down to them in worship or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the guilt of parents on children, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
7 Never use the name of Jehovah your God in a false and evil way. Jehovah will make sure that anyone who is false, evil, careless and vain with his name will be punished.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
7 “(J)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not (d)leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
7 Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.(G)
7 "You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.
10 The seventh day is a Sabbath dedicated to Jehovah your God. Do not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it (M)you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who (e)stays with you.
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates.(J)
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You are not to do any work neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner who lives among you
11 Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them in six days. He rested on the seventh day. Therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
11 (N)For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
11 For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.
11 because the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them in six days. Then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land Jehovah your God gives you.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
12 “(O)Honor your father and your mother, that your (P)days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
12 Honor your father and your mother(K) so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
17 Do not covet (desire) another man's house. Do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
17 “(V)You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (W)you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
17 Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.(P)
17 "You are not to desire your neighbor's house, nor your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything else that pertains to your neighbor."
The People's Reaction
18 The people heard the thunder and the trumpet blast. They saw the lightning and the smoking mountain. They trembled with fear and stood at a distance.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
18 (X)All the people perceived the (f)thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.
18 All the people witnessed(a) the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it(b) they trembled and stood at a distance.(Q)
18 All the people experienced the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram's horn, and the smoking mountain. And as the people experienced it, they trembled and stood at a distance.
19 They said to Moses: If you speak to us, we will listen. However, we are afraid that if God speaks to us, we will die.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
19 (Y)Then they said to Moses, “Speak (g)to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak (h)to us, or we will die.”
19 “You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”(R)
19 They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die.
20 Moses responded: Do not be afraid. God has only come to test you and to inspire you to obey him, so that you will not sin.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
20 Moses said to the people, “(Z)Do not be afraid; for God has come in order (AA)to test you, and in order that (AB)the fear of Him may (i)remain with you, so that you may not sin.”
20 Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not(c) sin.”(S)
20 Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin."
21 But the people continued to stand at a distance. Only Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
21 And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.(T)
21 Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Instructions For Building Altars
22 Jehovah commanded Moses to tell the Israelites: You have seen how I have spoken to you from heaven.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen that (AD)I have spoken (j)to you from heaven.
22 Then the Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.(U)
22 The LORD told Moses, "This is what you are to say to the Israelis, "You have seen for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.
23 Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gold to be worshiped in addition to me.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
23 (AE)You shall not make other gods besides Me; (AF)gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.
23 You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves.(d)(V)
23 You are not to make gods of silver alongside me, nor are you to make for yourselves gods of gold.
24 Make an altar of earth for me. Sacrifice your sheep and your cattle as offerings to be completely burned and as peace offerings. In every place that I set-aside for you to worship me, I will come to you and bless you.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
24 You shall make (AG)an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your (AH)burnt offerings and your (AI)peace offerings, (AJ)your sheep and your oxen; in every place (AK)where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
24 “You must make an earthen altar for Me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats, as well as your cattle. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause My name to be remembered.(W)
24 You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you.
25 If you make an altar of stone for me, do not build it out of cut stones. This is because when you use a chisel on stones, you make them unfit for my use.
25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
25 If you make an altar of stone for Me, (AL)you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it.
25 If you make a stone altar for Me, you must not build it out of cut stones. If you use your chisel on it, you will defile it.(X)
25 If you make an altar of stone for me, you must not build it of cut stones, because if you strike it with your chisel, you will profane it.
26 Do not build an altar for me with steps leading up to it. If you do, you will expose yourselves as you go up the steps.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
26 And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that (AM)your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’
26 You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.
26 You are not to ascend to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.'"