Exodus 20

YHWH speaks the Ten Commandments directly to the people from Mount Sinai: prohibiting other gods, graven images, misuse of His name, and commanding observance of the Sabbath, honor of parents, and prohibitions against murder, adultery, theft, false witness, and coveting.[3] The people, terrified by YHWH's voice, request Moses serve as their mediator.[1][3]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 4
not not you-shall-make you shall do for-yourself — idol carved image or-any and whole of likeness formed likeness which that-which in-the-heavens in the lofty-heights above from above or-which and that-which on-the-earth in the land beneath from beneath or-which and that-which in-the-waters in the waters under from beneath the-earth to the land
לֹֽ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you-shall-make you shall do HVqi2ms לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for-yourself HR/Sp2ms פֶ֨סֶל֙ 𐤐𐤎𐤋 fesel idol carved image HNcmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal or-any and whole of HC/Ncmsc תְּמוּנָ֔ה 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 temunah likeness formed likeness HNcfsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בַּ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 bashamayim in-the-heavens in the lofty-heights HRd/Ncmpa מִ/מַּ֔עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal above from above HR/D וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher or-which and that-which HC/Tr בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets on-the-earth in the land HRd/Ncbsa מִ/תָּ֑חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat beneath from beneath HR/D וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher-2 or-which and that-which HC/Tr בַּ/מַּ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤌𐤉𐤌 bamayim Amanzi (Zulu) in-the-waters in the waters HRd/Ncmpa מִ/תַּ֥חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat-2 under from beneath HR/R לָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets the-earth to the land HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 5
not not you shall bow down you will prostrate yourself to them — or and not you shall serve them you will be made to serve them for for/because I I myself the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One God toward jealous zealously protective visiting the attending one iniquity distortion-guilt of fathers fathers of on upon children sons on upon third third-generation descendants and on and upon fourth fourth-generation descendants those who hate me to my haters
לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 tishetachaveh you shall bow down you will prostrate yourself HVvi2ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo or and not HC/Tn תָעָבְדֵ֑/ם 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤌 taavedem you shall serve them you will be made to serve them HVHi2ms/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אָֽנֹכִ֞י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa קַנָּ֔א 𐤒𐤍𐤀 qana jealous zealously protective HAamsa פֹּ֠קֵד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 poqed visiting the attending one HVqrmsa עֲוֺ֨ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt HNcbsc אָבֹ֧ת 𐤀𐤁𐤕 avot of fathers fathers of HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR בָּנִ֛ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children sons HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon HR שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 shileshim third third-generation descendants HNcmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon HC/R רִבֵּעִ֖ים 𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 ribeim fourth fourth-generation descendants HNcmpa לְ/שֹׂנְאָֽ/י 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤀/𐤉 lesoneay those who hate me to my haters HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs
Verse 7
not not you shall take you will lift [direct object marker] object-marker name name-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One in vain to emptiness for for/because not not He will acquit he declares clean the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker who that-which takes he will lift [direct object marker] object-marker His name his name in vain to emptiness
לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִשָּׂ֛א 𐤕𐤔𐤀 tisa you shall take you will lift HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שֵֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem name name-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לַ/שָּׁ֑וְא 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀 lashave in vain to emptiness HRd/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יְנַקֶּה֙ 𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤄 yenaqeh He will acquit he declares clean HVpi3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵ֛ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִשָּׂ֥א 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa takes he will lift HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo His name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַ/שָּֽׁוְא 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀 lashave-2 in vain to emptiness HRd/Ncmsa
Verse 10
and-day day the-seventh the seventh sabbath cessation-day to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh God-of-you your Mighty One not not you-shall-do you shall do all all of work skilled work you you and-son-your and your son and-daughter-your and your daughter servant-your your servant and-maidservant-your and your female servant and-livestock-your and your beast and-sojourner-your and your resident foreigner that that-which in-gates-your in your gates
וְ/י֨וֹם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤌 veyom and-day day HC/Ncmsc הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the-seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa שַׁבָּ֖ת 𐤔𐤁𐤕 shabat sabbath cessation-day HNcbsa לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) God-of-you your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לֹֽ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תַעֲשֶׂ֨ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you-shall-do you shall do HVqi2ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc מְלָאכָ֜ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 melakhah work skilled work HNcfsa אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וּ/בִנְ/ךָֽ֣ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍/𐤊 uvinekha Bene (Bemba) and-son-your and your son HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִתֶּ֗/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤕/𐤊 uvitekha and-daughter-your and your daughter HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms עַבְדְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha servant-your your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/אֲמָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vaamatekha and-maidservant-your and your female servant HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְהֶמְתֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕/𐤊 uvehemetekha and-livestock-your and your beast HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms וְ/גֵרְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤂𐤓/𐤊 vegerekha and-sojourner-your and your resident foreigner HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 bisheareykha in-gates-your in your gates HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 11
for for/because six six-of days days made he did the LORD Yahweh Yahweh (direct object marker) object-marker the heavens the lofty-heights and and object-marker the earth the earth (direct object marker) object-marker the sea the sea and and object-marker all entirety of that that-which in them — and rested and he rested on the day in the day the seventh the seventh therefore upon thus thus blessed he bestowed blessing the LORD Yahweh Yahweh (direct object marker) object-marker day day the sabbath the rest-period and sanctified it and he set him apart as holy
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שֵֽׁשֶׁת 𐤔𐤔𐤕 sheshet six six-of HAcmsc יָמִים֩ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa עָשָׂ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made he did HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/יָּם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam in them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יָּ֖נַח 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇 vayanach and rested and he rested HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֑י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm בֵּרַ֧ךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤊 berakhe blessed he bestowed blessing HVpp3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֖ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat the sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa וַֽ/יְקַדְּשֵֽׁ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayeqadeshehu and sanctified it and he set him apart as holy HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms
Verse 17
not not you shall covet you will desire house house-of of your neighbor your associate not not you shall covet you will desire wife woman of of your neighbor your associate or his male servant and his servant or his female servant and his slave-woman or his ox and his ox or his donkey and his male donkey or anything and the whole of that that-which belongs to your neighbor to your associate
לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תַחְמֹ֖ד 𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤃 tachemod you shall covet you will desire HVqi2ms בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc רֵעֶ֑/ךָ 𐤓𐤏/𐤊 reekha of your neighbor your associate HNcmsc/Sp2ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תַחְמֹ֞ד 𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤃 tachemod-2 you shall covet you will desire HVqi2ms אֵ֣שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of HNcfsc רֵעֶ֗/ךָ 𐤓𐤏/𐤊 reekha-2 of your neighbor your associate HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/עַבְדּ֤/וֹ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 veavedo or his male servant and his servant HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/אֲמָת/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤅 vaamato or his female servant and his slave-woman HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וְ/שׁוֹר֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤅 veshoro or his ox and his ox HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/חֲמֹר֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤓/𐤅 vachamoro or his donkey and his male donkey HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol or anything and the whole of HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לְ/רֵעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤊 lereekha belongs to your neighbor to your associate HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 18
And all and whole of the people the gathered people were seeing seeing ones [direct object marker] object-marker the thunders the sounds and [direct object marker] and object-marker the torches the torches and [direct object marker] and object-marker the sound sound of of the trumpet the ram-horn trumpet and [direct object marker] and object-marker the mountain the mountain smoking smoke-filled and saw and he saw the people the gathered people and trembled and they swayed and stood and they stood afar off from a distant place
וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָם֩ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa רֹאִ֨ים 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 roim were seeing seeing ones HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/קּוֹלֹ֜ת 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤕 haqolot the thunders the sounds HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/לַּפִּידִ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤃𐤌 halapidim the torches the torches HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol the sound sound of HNcmsc הַ/שֹּׁפָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤓 hashofar of the trumpet the ram-horn trumpet HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הָ/הָ֖ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the mountain the mountain HTd/Ncmsa עָשֵׁ֑ן 𐤏𐤔𐤍 ashen smoking smoke-filled HAamsa וַ/יַּ֤רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּנֻ֔עוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤅 vayanuu and trembled and they swayed HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יַּֽעַמְד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu and stood and they stood HC/Vqw3mp מֵֽ/רָחֹֽק 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤒 merachoq afar off from a distant place HR/Aamsa
Verse 20
and said and he said Moses Mosheh Mosheh to toward the people the gathered people not upon / over be afraid may you fear for for/because in order for the sake of to test to put to the test you you marked as object has come he came God the Mighty Ones and in order and for the sake of may be you will become fear of Him his awe on upon faces of you your faces so that not so as not to you sin you (masc. plural) will err
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/עָם֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּירָאוּ֒ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tirau tina (Bemba) be afraid may you fear HVqj2mp כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לְ/בַֽ/עֲבוּר֙ 𐤋/𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 levaavur in order for the sake of HR/R/R נַסּ֣וֹת 𐤍𐤎𐤅𐤕 nasot to test to put to the test HVpc אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp בָּ֖א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/עֲב֗וּר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 uvaavur and in order and for the sake of HC/R/R תִּהְיֶ֧ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh may be you will become HVqi3fs יִרְאָת֛/וֹ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 yireato fear of Him his awe HNcfsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon HR פְּנֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 peneykhem faces of you your faces HNcbpc/Sp2mp לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so that not so as not to HR/C תֶחֱטָֽאוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 techetau you sin you (masc. plural) will err HVqi2mp
Verse 24
altar sacrifice-place of earth arable ground you shall make you shall do for me — and you shall sacrifice and you shall slaughter-for-sacrifice on it upon him (-) object-marker your burnt offerings your ascending-offerings and (-) and object-marker your peace offerings your well-being offerings (-) object-marker your sheep your small-livestock flock and (-) and object-marker your oxen your cattle in every in the whole of place the standing-place where that-which I cause to be remembered I will cause to be remembered (-) object-marker my name my name I will come I will come to you toward you and I will bless you and I blessed you
מִזְבַּ֣ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place HNcmsc אֲדָמָה֮ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 adamah of earth arable ground HNcfsa תַּעֲשֶׂה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you shall make you shall do HVqi2ms לִּ/י֒ 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs וְ/זָבַחְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤕 vezavacheta and you shall sacrifice and you shall slaughter-for-sacrifice HC/Vqq2ms עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (-) object-marker HTo עֹלֹתֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤊 oloteykha your burnt offerings your ascending-offerings HNcfpc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and (-) and object-marker HC/To שְׁלָמֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉/𐤊 shelameykha your peace offerings your well-being offerings HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (-) object-marker HTo צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֖ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 tsonekha your sheep your small-livestock flock HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and (-) and object-marker HC/To בְּקָרֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤊 beqarekha your oxen your cattle HNcbsc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in every in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מָּקוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr אַזְכִּ֣יר 𐤀𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓 azekir I cause to be remembered I will cause to be remembered HVhi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 (-) object-marker HTo שְׁמִ֔/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi my name my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָב֥וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I will come I will come HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms וּ/בֵרַכְתִּֽי/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉/𐤊 uverakhetikha and I will bless you and I blessed you HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms
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