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Exodus 20

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Then God spoke all these words:

² I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. ⓐ

³ Do not have other gods besides Me. ⓑ

⁴ Do not make an idol ⓒ for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

⁵ You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, ⓓ punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations ⓔ of those who hate Me,

⁶ but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands. ⓕ

⁷ Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name. ⓖ

⁸ Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: ⓗ

⁹ You are to labor six days and do all your work, ⓘ

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. ⓙ

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.

¹² Honor your father and your mother ⓚ so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

¹³ Do not murder. ⓛ

¹⁴ Do not commit adultery. ⓜ

¹⁵ Do not steal. ⓝ

¹⁶ Do not give false testimony against 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. ⓟ

¹⁸ All the people witnessed [1] the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it [2] they trembled and stood at a distance. ⓠ

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.” ⓡ

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 [3] sin.” ⓢ

²¹ And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. ⓣ

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. ⓤ

²³ You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves. [4] ⓥ

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. ⓦ

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. ⓧ

²⁶ You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.

#	HCSB
1	Then God spoke all these words:
2	I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. ⓐ
3	Do not have other gods besides Me. ⓑ
4	Do not make an idol ⓒ for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
5	You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, ⓓ punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations ⓔ of those who hate Me,
6	but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands. ⓕ
7	Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name. ⓖ
8	Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: ⓗ
9	You are to labor six days and do all your work, ⓘ
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. ⓙ
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.
12	Honor your father and your mother ⓚ so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
13	Do not murder. ⓛ
14	Do not commit adultery. ⓜ
15	Do not steal. ⓝ
16	Do not give false testimony against 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. ⓟ
18	All the people witnessed [1] the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it [2] they trembled and stood at a distance. ⓠ
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.” ⓡ
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 [3] sin.” ⓢ
21	And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. ⓣ
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. ⓤ
23	You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves. [4] ⓥ
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. ⓦ
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. ⓧ
26	You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.

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