1 These|strong="H0428" are|strong="H0428" the|strong="H3605" things|strong="H1697" God|strong="H0430" told|strong="H0559" his|strong="H3605" people|strong="H1696":
2 “I|strong="H0834" am|strong="H0595" the|strong="H0834" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". I|strong="H0834" am|strong="H0595" the|strong="H0834" one|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" freed you|strong="H0834" from|strong="H3318" the|strong="H0834" land|strong="H0776" of|strong="H1004" Egypt|strong="H4714", where|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" slaves|strong="H5650".
3 “You|strong="H6440" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" worship any|strong="H1961" other|strong="H0312" gods|strong="H0430" except|strong="H3808" me|strong="H6440".
4 “You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H6213" any|strong="H3605" idols|strong="H6459". Don’t|strong="H3808" make|strong="H6213" any|strong="H3605" statues or|strong="H3808" pictures of|strong="H0776" anything|strong="H3605" up|strong="H3605" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" sky|strong="H8064" or|strong="H3808" of|strong="H0776" anything|strong="H3605" on|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" earth|strong="H0776" or|strong="H3808" of|strong="H0776" anything|strong="H3605" down|strong="H4605" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" water|strong="H4325".
5 Don’t|strong="H3808" worship|strong="H7812" or|strong="H3808" serve|strong="H5647" idols of|strong="H1121" any|strong="H3588" kind, because|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0595", the|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068", am|strong="H0595" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". I|strong="H0595" hate|strong="H8130" my|strong="H3068" people|strong="H1121" worshiping|strong="H7812" other gods|strong="H0430". People|strong="H1121" who|strong="H3068" sin|strong="H5771" against|strong="H5921" me|strong="H5921" become|strong="H5647" my|strong="H3068" enemies|strong="H8130", and|strong="H1121" I|strong="H0595" will|strong="H3068" punish|strong="H6485" them|strong="H5921". And|strong="H1121" I|strong="H0595" will|strong="H3068" punish|strong="H6485" their|strong="H3068" children|strong="H1121", their|strong="H3068" grandchildren|strong="H1121", and|strong="H1121" even|strong="H3588" their|strong="H3068" great-grandchildren.
6 But|strong="H4687" I will|strong="H0157" be very kind to|strong="H8104" people who|strong="H8104" love|strong="H0157" me|strong="H8104" and|strong="H4687" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H8104" commands|strong="H4687". I will|strong="H0157" be kind to|strong="H8104" their|strong="H8104" families|strong="H0505" for|strong="H2617" thousands|strong="H0505" of|strong="H0505" generations|strong="H0157".
7 “You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" use|strong="H5375" the|strong="H0853" name|strong="H8034" of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430" to|strong="H3068" make|strong="H5375" empty|strong="H7723" promises. If|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0834" do, the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" let|strong="H3808" you|strong="H0834" go|strong="H5352" unpunished|strong="H5352".
8 “You|strong="H3117" must|strong="H0853" remember|strong="H2142" to|strong="H3117" keep|strong="H6942" the|strong="H0853" Sabbath|strong="H7676" a|strong="H3117" special day|strong="H3117".
9 You|strong="H3605" may|strong="H6213" work|strong="H4399" six|strong="H8337" days|strong="H3117" a|strong="H3117" week to|strong="H3117" do|strong="H6213" your|strong="H3605" job.
10 But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H3605" seventh|strong="H7637" day|strong="H3117" is|strong="H0834" a|strong="H0834" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H1121" rest in|strong="H0430" honor of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". So|strong="H6213" on|strong="H3117" that|strong="H0834" day|strong="H3117" no|strong="H3808" one|strong="H3605" should|strong="H3068" work|strong="H4399"—not|strong="H3808" you|strong="H0859", your|strong="H3068" sons|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" daughters|strong="H1323", or|strong="H3808" your|strong="H3068" men|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" women|strong="H1323" slaves|strong="H5650". Even|strong="H3808" your|strong="H3068" animals|strong="H0929" and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" foreigners|strong="H1616" living in|strong="H0430" your|strong="H3068" cities|strong="H8179" must|strong="H1121" not|strong="H3808" work|strong="H4399"!
11 That|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" because|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" worked|strong="H6213" six|strong="H8337" days|strong="H3117" and|strong="H3068" made|strong="H6213" the|strong="H3605" sky|strong="H8064", the|strong="H3605" earth|strong="H0776", the|strong="H3605" sea|strong="H3220", and|strong="H3068" everything|strong="H3605" in|strong="H5921" them|strong="H0853". And|strong="H3068" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" seventh|strong="H7637" day|strong="H3117", he|strong="H0834" rested|strong="H5117". In|strong="H5921" this|strong="H3651" way|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" blessed|strong="H1288" the|strong="H3605" Sabbath|strong="H7676"—the|strong="H3605" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H0776" rest|strong="H5117". He|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" that|strong="H0834" a|strong="H3588" very|strong="H3651" special day|strong="H3117".
12 “You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H0853" honor|strong="H3513" and|strong="H3068" respect|strong="H5921" your|strong="H3068" father|strong="H0001" and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" mother|strong="H0517". Do this|strong="H0834" so|strong="H4616" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" have|strong="H0834" a|strong="H5414" full|strong="H3117" life|strong="H3117" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0127" that|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430" gives|strong="H5414" you|strong="H0834".
13 “You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" murder|strong="H7523" anyone|strong="H7523".
14 “You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" commit|strong="H5003" adultery|strong="H5003".
15 “You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" steal|strong="H1589" anything|strong="H3808".
16 “You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" tell lies|strong="H8267" about other|strong="H7453" people|strong="H3808".
17 “You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" want to|strong="H5650" take your|strong="H3605" neighbor’s|strong="H7453" house|strong="H1004". You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" want his|strong="H3605" wife|strong="H0802". And|strong="H1004" you|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" want his|strong="H3605" men|strong="H5650" and|strong="H1004" women|strong="H0802" servants|strong="H5650" or|strong="H3808" his|strong="H3605" cattle|strong="H7794" or|strong="H3808" his|strong="H3605" donkeys|strong="H2543". You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" want to|strong="H5650" take anything|strong="H3605" that|strong="H0834" belongs to|strong="H5650" another|strong="H7453" person.”
18 During|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" this|strong="H3605" time, the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" in|strong="H5975" the|strong="H3605" valley heard|strong="H6963" the|strong="H3605" thundering and|strong="H6963" saw|strong="H7200" the|strong="H3605" lightning|strong="H3940" on|strong="H7200" the|strong="H3605" mountain|strong="H2022". They|strong="H5971" saw|strong="H7200" smoke rising from|strong="H7350" the|strong="H3605" mountain|strong="H2022" and|strong="H6963" heard|strong="H6963" the|strong="H3605" sound|strong="H6963" of|strong="H2022" the|strong="H3605" trumpet|strong="H7782". They|strong="H5971" were|strong="H2022" afraid and|strong="H6963" shook|strong="H5128" with|strong="H3605" fear. They|strong="H5971" stood|strong="H5975" away|strong="H3605" from|strong="H7350" the|strong="H3605" mountain|strong="H2022" and|strong="H6963" watched|strong="H7200".
19 Then|strong="H1696" the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H8085" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Moses|strong="H4872", “If|strong="H6435" you|strong="H0859" want to|strong="H0413" speak|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" us|strong="H0413", then|strong="H1696" we|strong="H8085" will|strong="H0430" listen|strong="H8085". But|strong="H0859" please|strong="H8085" don’t|strong="H0408" let|strong="H0408" God|strong="H0430" speak|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" us|strong="H0413". If|strong="H6435" this happens, we|strong="H8085" will|strong="H0430" die|strong="H4191".”
20 Then|strong="H1961" Moses|strong="H4872" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413", “Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H1961" afraid|strong="H3372"! God|strong="H0430" has|strong="H0430" come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" test|strong="H5254" you|strong="H3588". He|strong="H3588" wants you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H0413" respect|strong="H6440" him|strong="H0413" so|strong="H1961" that|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0430" not|strong="H0408" sin|strong="H2398".”
21 The|strong="H0834" people|strong="H5971" stood|strong="H5975" far|strong="H7350" away|strong="H7350" from|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0834" mountain while|strong="H0834" Moses|strong="H4872" went|strong="H5066" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0834" dark|strong="H6205" cloud|strong="H6205" where|strong="H0834" God|strong="H0430" was|strong="H0834".
22 Then|strong="H1696" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" told|strong="H0559" Moses|strong="H4872" to|strong="H0413" say|strong="H0559" this|strong="H3541" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" Israelites|strong="H3478": “You|strong="H0859" people|strong="H1121" have|strong="H1121" seen|strong="H7200" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" talked|strong="H1696" with|strong="H5973" you|strong="H0859" from|strong="H4480" heaven|strong="H8064".
23 So|strong="H6213" you|strong="H6213" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H6213" idols using gold|strong="H2091" or|strong="H3808" silver|strong="H3701" to|strong="H0430" compete with|strong="H0854" me|strong="H3808". You|strong="H6213" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H6213" these false gods|strong="H0430".
24 “Make|strong="H6213" a|strong="H0935" special altar|strong="H4196" for|strong="H5921" me|strong="H0413". You|strong="H0834" should|strong="H6213" use dirt|strong="H0127" to|strong="H0413" make|strong="H6213" this|strong="H0834" altar|strong="H4196". Offer|strong="H2076" sheep|strong="H6629" and|strong="H0935" cattle|strong="H1241" as|strong="H0834" burnt|strong="H5930" offerings|strong="H8002" and|strong="H0935" fellowship offerings|strong="H8002" on|strong="H5921" this|strong="H0834" altar|strong="H4196". Do|strong="H6213" this|strong="H0834" in|strong="H5921" every|strong="H3605" place|strong="H4725" where|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" tell|strong="H3605" you|strong="H0834" to|strong="H0413" remember|strong="H2142" me|strong="H0413". Then|strong="H0853" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" come|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" bless|strong="H1288" you|strong="H0834".
25 But|strong="H3588" if|strong="H0518" you|strong="H3588" use|strong="H5130" stones|strong="H0068" to|strong="H5921" make|strong="H6213" an|strong="H1129" altar|strong="H4196", then|strong="H0853" don’t|strong="H3808" use|strong="H5130" stones|strong="H0068" that|strong="H3588" were|strong="H0068" cut|strong="H1496" with|strong="H5921" an|strong="H1129" iron tool|strong="H5130". If|strong="H0518" you|strong="H3588" do|strong="H6213" that|strong="H3588", it|strong="H0518" will|strong="H2719" make|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" unacceptable.
26 And|strong="H4196" you|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H1540" steps|strong="H4609" leading up|strong="H5927" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" altar|strong="H4196". If|strong="H0834" there|strong="H5927" are|strong="H0834" steps|strong="H4609", when|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" look up|strong="H5927" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" altar|strong="H4196", they|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" be|strong="H3808" able to|strong="H5921" see|strong="H0834" under|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" clothes.”