The Problem: Certain Protestant sects accuse the Catholic Church of deliberately obscuring the Scriptural rendition of the Ten Commandments in order to reduce emphasis on the sin of idolatry, presumably permitting Catholics to undertake the veneration of saints through the use of statues with an easier conscience.
The Church observes every syllable of every word of the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments are listed twice in Scripture - once in Exodus 20, and once in Deuteronomy 5. Below is a word-for-word comparison of the Ten Commandments as presented in three Catholic translations - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), New American Bible (NAB), and the Douay-Rheims (DRB) - and six Protestant translations - Young's Literal Translation (YLT), Noah Webster's Bible (NWB), Bible in Basic English (BBE), Darby, King James Version (KJV), Revised Standard Version (RSV). The New International Version (NIV) was not included for reasons of copyright. Two different styles of arranging the text are used, primarily because I realized there was an easier way to do this by the time I got to Deuteronomy. :)
| NAB - 1 Then God delivered all these commandments: 2 "I, the LORD,
am your God,
NRSV - 20 Then God spoke all these words: 2 I am the Lord your God, DRB - 20:1. And the Lord spoke all these words:20:2. I am the Lord thy God, RSV - 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 "I am the Lord your God, KJV - [20:1] And God spake all these words, saying, [ 20:2] I am the LORD thy God, Dar - [20:1] And God spoke all these words, saying,[ 20:2] I am Jehovah thy God, BBE - [20:1] 1 And God said all these words:[20:2] 2 I am the Lord your God NWB - [20:1] And God spoke all these words, saying,[20:2] I [am] the LORD thy God, YLT - [20:1] `And God speaketh all these words, saying,[20:2] I [am] Jehovah thy God, |
| NAB - who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
NRSV - who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; DRB - who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. RSV - who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. KJV - which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Dar - who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. BBE - who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house. NWB - who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. YLT - who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants. |
| NAB - 3 You shall not have other gods besides me.
NRSV - 3 you shall have no other gods before me. DRB - 20:3. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me. RSV - 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. KJV - [ 20:3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Dar - [ 20:3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me. BBE - [20:3] 3 You are to have no other gods but me. NWB - [20:3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me. YLT - [ 20:3] `Thou hast no other Gods before Me. |
| NAB - 4 You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything
in the sky above that
NRSV - 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that DRB - 20:4. Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that RSV - 4 "You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that KJV - [ 20:4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that Dar - [ 20:4] Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what BBE - [20:4] 4 You are not to make an image or picture of anything NWB - [20:4] Thou shalt not make to thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] YLT - [20:4] `Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which [is] |
| NAB - is in heaven above, or on the earth below or in the waters beneath
the earth;
NRSV - is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. DRB - is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. RSV - is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; KJV - is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Dar - is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: BBE - in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth: NWB - in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: YLT - in the heavens above, or which [is] in the earth beneath, or which [is] in the waters under the earth. |
| NAB - 5 you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I,
the LORD,
NRSV - 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord DRB - 20:5. Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord RSV - 5 you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord KJV - [ 20:5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD Dar - [ 20:5] thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah BBE - [20:5] 5 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord NWB - [ 20:5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD YLT - [20:5] Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, |
| NAB - your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers'
wickedness on the children
NRSV - your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, DRB - thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, RSV - your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children KJV - thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children Dar - thy God, am a jealous —God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons BBE - your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children NWB - thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children YLT - [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, |
| NAB - of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation;
NRSV - to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, DRB - unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me: RSV - to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, KJV - unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; Dar - to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me, BBE - for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters; NWB - to the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; YLT - on the third [generation], and on the fourth, of those hating Me, |
| NAB - 6 but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation, on the
children of those
NRSV - 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those DRB - 20:6. And shewing mercy unto thousands to them RSV - 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those KJV - [ 20:6] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them Dar - [ 20:6] and shewing mercy unto thousands of them BBE - [ 20:6] 6 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations NWB - [ 20:6] And showing mercy to thousands of them YLT - [20:6] and doing kindness to thousands, |
| NAB - who love me and keep my commandments.
NRSV - who love me and keep my commandments. DRB - that love me, and keep my commandments. RSV - who love me and keep my commandments. KJV - that love me, and keep my commandments. Dar - that love me and keep my commandments. BBE - on those who have love for me and keep my laws. NWB - that love me, and keep my commandments. YLT - of those loving Me and keeping My commands |
| NAB - 7 "You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain.
For the LORD
NRSV - 7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord DRB - 20:7. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord RSV - 7 "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord KJV - [ 20:7] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD Dar - [ 20:7] Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah BBE - [20:7] 7 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; NWB - [ 20:7] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: YLT - .[ 20:7] `Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, |
| NAB - will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain.
NRSV - will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. DRB - will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain. RSV - will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. KJV - will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Dar -will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. BBE - whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord NWB - for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. YLT - for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing. |
| NAB - 8 "Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. 9 Six days you may
labor
NRSV - 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor DRB - 20:8. Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.20:9. Six days shalt thou labour, RSV - 8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, KJV - [ 20:8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [20:9] Six days shalt thou labour, Dar - [ 20:8] Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.[20:9] Six days shalt thou labour, BBE - [ 20:8] 8 Keep in memory the Sabbath and let it be a holy day.[ 20:9] 9 On six days do all your work: NWB - [20:8] Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy.[20:9] Six days shalt thou labor, YLT - [ 20:8] `Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;[20:9] six days thou dost labour, |
| NAB - and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the sabbath of
the LORD, your God.
NRSV - and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. DRB - and shalt do all thy works.20:10. But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: RSV - and do all your work; 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; KJV - and do all thy work: [20:10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: Dar - and do all thy work;[ 20:10] but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: BBE - [ 20:10] 10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; NWB - and do all thy work:[20:10] But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: YLT - and hast done all thy work,[ 20:10] and the seventh day [is] a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God; |
| NAB - No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter,
NRSV - you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, DRB - thou shalt do no work on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, RSV - in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, KJV - in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, Dar - thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, BBE - on that day you are to do no work, you or your son or your daughter, NWB - [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, YLT - thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter |
| NAB - or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien
NRSV - your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident DRB - nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger RSV - your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner KJV - thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger Dar - thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger BBE - your man-servant or your woman-servant, your cattle or the man from a strange country NWB - thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger YLT - , thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thy cattle, and thy sojourner |
| NAB - who lives with you. 11 In six days the LORD made the heavens
and the earth, the sea
NRSV - in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, DRB - that is within thy gates.20:11. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, RSV - who is within your gates;11 for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, KJV - that is within thy gates:[ 20:11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, Dar - that is within thy gates.[ 20:11] For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, BBE - who is living among you:[20:11] 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, NWB - that [is] within thy gates:[ 20:11] For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, YLT - who is within thy gates, --[20:11] for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, |
| NAB - and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That
is why
NRSV -and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore DRB - and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore . RSV - and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore KJV - and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Dar - and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore BBE - and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason NWB - and all that [is] in them, and rested the seventh day: wherefore YLT - and all that [is] in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore |
| NAB - the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
NRSV - the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. DRB - the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. RSV - the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it. KJV - the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it Dar - Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. BBE - the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy NWB - the LORD blessed the sabbath-day, and hallowed it. YLT - hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it. |
| NAB - 12 "Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long
life
NRSV - 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long DRB - 20:12. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longlived RSV - 12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long KJV - . [20:12] Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long Dar - [20:12] Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged BBE - .[20:12] 12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long NWB - [ 20:12] Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long YLT - [20:12] `Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged |
| NAB - in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you. 13 "You
shall not kill.
NRSV - in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 13 You shall not murder. DRB - upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.20:13. Thou shalt not kill. RSV - in the land which the Lord your God gives you. 13 "You shall not kill. KJV - upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [ 20:13] Thou shalt not kill. Dar - in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.[ 20:13] Thou shalt not kill BBE - in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.[ 20:13] 13 Do not put anyone to death without cause. NWB - upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.[ 20:13] Thou shalt not kill. YLT - on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.[20:13] `Thou dost not murder. |
| NAB - 14 "You shall not commit adultery. 15 "You shall not steal.
NRSV - 14 You shall not commit adultery. 15 You shall not steal. DRB - 20:14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.20:15. Thou shalt not steal. RSV - 14 "You shall not commit adultery. 15 "You shall not steal. KJV - [20:14] Thou shalt not commit adultery. [20:15] Thou shalt not steal. Dar - .[ 20:14] Thou shalt not commit adultery.[20:15] Thou shalt not steal. BBE - [20:14] 14 Do not be false to the married relation.[20:15] 15 Do not take the property of another. NWB - [20:14] Thou shalt not commit adultery.[ 20:15] Thou shalt not steal. YLT - [20:14] `Thou dost not commit adultery.[ 20:15] `Thou dost not steal. |
| NAB - 16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
NRSV - 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. DRB - 20:16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. RSV - 16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. KJV - [20:16] Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Dar - [ 20:16] Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. BBE - [20:16] 16 Do not give false witness against your neighbour. NWB - [ 20:16] Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. YLT - [20:16] `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony. |
| NAB - 17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house.
NRSV - 17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house; DRB - 20:17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; RSV - 17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; KJV - [20:17] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, Dar - [ 20:17] Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, BBE - [ 20:17] 17 Let not your desire be turned to your neighbour's house, NWB - [ 20:17] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, YLT - [ 20:17] `Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, |
| NAB - You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male or
NRSV - you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or male or DRB - neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor RSV - you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or KJV - thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor Dar - thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, BBE - or his wife or his man-servant NWB - thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, YLT - thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, |
| NAB - female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs
to him."
NRSV - female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. DRB - his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his RSV - his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's." KJV -his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Dar - nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. BBE - or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is his. NWB - nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbor's. YLT - or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which [is] thy neighbour's.' |
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| 6 'I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. 7 You shall not have other gods besides me. 8 You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; 9 you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishments for their fathers' wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation 10 but bestowing mercy, down to the thousandth generation, on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments. 11 'You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain. 12 'Take care to keep holy the sabbath day as the LORD, your God, commanded you. 13 Six days you may labor and do all your work; 14 but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God. No work may be done then, whether by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or ass or any of your beasts, or the alien who lives with you. Your male and female slave should rest as you do. 15 For remember that you too were once slaves in Egypt, and the LORD, your God, brought you from there with his strong hand and outstretched arm. That is why the LORD, your God, has commanded you to observe the sabbath day. 16 'Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD, your God, has commanded you, that you may have a long life and prosperity in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you. 17 'You shall not kill. 18 'You shall not commit adultery. 19 'You shall not steal. 20 'You shall not bear dishonest witness against your neighbor. 21 'You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. 'You shall not desire your neighbor's house or field, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything that belongs to him.' | 6 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 7 you shall have no other gods before me. 8 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me, 10 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. 11 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. 12 Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. 16 Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 17 You shall not murder. 18 Neither shall you commit adultery. 19 Neither shall you steal. 20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor. 21 Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife. Neither shall you desire your neighbor's house, or field, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. | 5:6. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.5:7. Thou shalt not have strange gods in my sight.5:8. Thou shalt not make to thy self a graven thing, nor the likeness of any things, that are in heaven above, or that are in the earth beneath, or that abide in the waters under the earth.5:9. Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serve them. For I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon their children unto the third and fourth generation, to them that hate me,5:10. And shewing mercy unto many thousands, to them that love me, and keep my commandments.5:11. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing.5:12. Observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.5:13. Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.5:14. The seventh is the day of the sabbath, that is, the rest of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not do any work therein, thou nor thy son nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thy ox, nor thy ass, nor any of thy beasts, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest, even as thyself.5:15. Remember that thou also didst serve in Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm. Therefore hath he commanded thee that thou shouldst observe the sabbath day.5:16. Honour thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, that thou mayst live a long time, and it may be well with thee in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.5:17. Thou shalt not kill.5:18. Neither shalt thou commit adultery.5:19. And thou shalt not steal.5:20. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.5:21. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife: nor his house, nor his field, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. | 6 "'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 7 "'You shall have no other gods before me. 8 "'You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9 you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. 11 "'You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. 12 "'Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your manservant, or your maidservant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you. 15 You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. 16 "'Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you; that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you, in the land which the Lord your God gives you. 17 "'You shall not kill. 18 "'Neither shall you commit adultery. 19 "'Neither shall you steal. 20 "'Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor. 21 "'Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.' | [5:6] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. [5:7] Thou shalt have none other gods before me. [5:8] Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth: [5:9] Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto 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, [5:10] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. [5:11] 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. [ 5:12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. [5:13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: [ 5:14] 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, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. [ 5:15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. [5:16] Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [5:17] Thou shalt not kill. [ 5:18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery. [5:19] Neither shalt thou steal. [5:20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. [5:21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. | [ 5:6] I am Jehovah thy God who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.[ 5:7] Thou shalt have no other gods before me.[ 5:8] Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, 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:[ 5:9] 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, and upon the third and upon the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,[ 5:10] and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.[5:11] Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.[ 5:12] Keep the sabbath day to hallow it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee.[ 5:13] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;[5:14] but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner that is within thy gates; that thy bondman and thy handmaid may rest as well as thou.[ 5:15] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence with a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm; therefore Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee to observe the sabbath day.[ 5:16] Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may be well with thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.[ 5:17] Thou shalt not kill.[ 5:18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery.[ 5:19] Neither shalt thou steal.[5:20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.[5:21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. | [5:6] 6 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.[5:7] 7 You are to have no other gods but me.[5:8] 8 You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth:[Deut 5:9] 9 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;[5:10] 10 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.[ 5:11] 11 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.[ 5:12] 12 Keep the Sabbath day as a holy day, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God.[5:13] 13 On six days do all your work:[ 5:14] 14 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on that day do no work, you or your son or your daughter, or your man-servant or your woman-servant, or your ox or your ass or any of your cattle, or the man from a strange country who is living among you; so that your man-servant and your woman-servant may have rest as well as you.[ 5:15] 15 And keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God took you out of that land by his strong hand and his stretched-out arm: for this reason the Lord has given you orders to keep the Sabbath day.[ 5:16] 16 Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.[5:17] 17 Do not put anyone to death without cause.[ 5:18] 18 Do not be false to the married relation.[ 5:19] 19 Do not take the property of another.[5:20] 20 Do not give false witness against your neighbour;[ 5:21] 21 Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's. | [5:6] I [am] the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.[ 5:7] Thou shalt have no other gods before me.[ 5:8] Thou shalt not make for thee [any] graven image, [or] any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] on the earth beneath, or that [is] in the waters beneath the earth:[ 5:9] 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 to the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,[ 5:10] And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.[ 5:11] 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.[5:12] Keep the sabbath-day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.[ 5:13] Six days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work:[ 5:14] 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, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy ox, nor thy ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.[5:15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty hand and by an out-stretched arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath-day.[5:16] Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may be well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.[ 5:17] Thou shalt not kill.[ 5:18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery.[ 5:19] Neither shalt thou steal.[ 5:20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.[5:21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbor's. | [5:6] `I Jehovah [am] thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.[ 5:7] `Thou hast no other gods in My presence.[5:8] `Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which [is] in the heavens above, and which [is] in the earth beneath, and which [is] in the waters under the earth;[ 5:9] thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third [generation], and on a fourth, to those hating Me;[5:10] and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.[ 5:11] `Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.[5:12] `Observe the day of the sabbath -- to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;[ 5:13] six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,[5:14] and the seventh day [is] a sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy sojourner who [is] within thy gates; so that thy man-servant, and thy handmaid doth rest like thyself;[ 5:15] and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God is bringing thee out thence by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm; therefore hath Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the day of the sabbath.[5:16] `Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.[5:17] `Thou dost not murder.[5:18] `Thou dost not commit adultery.[Deut 5:19] `Thou dost not steal.[5:20] `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour -- a false testimony.[5:21] `Thou dost not desire thy neighbour's wife; nor dost thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, and his man-servant, and his handmaid, his ox, and his ass, and anything which [is] thy neighbour's. |