Deuteronomy · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Deuteronomy 5 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.
1 Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears today, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.”
2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
3 Yahweh didn’t make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive today.
4 The LORD spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
4 Yahweh spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the middle of the fire,
5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
5 (I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to show you Yahweh’s word; for you were afraid because of the fire, and didn’t go up onto the mountain) saying,
6 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
6 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
7 “You shall have no other gods before me.
8 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, [the likeness of ]any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
8 “You shall not make a carved image for yourself—any likeness of what is in heaven above, or what is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
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, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;
9 You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me
10 and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.
10 and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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.
11 “You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.
12 Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD thy God commanded thee.
12 “Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.
13 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
13 You shall labor six days, and do all your work;
14 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto 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.
14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
15 You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God commanded thee: that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
16 “Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
17 Thou shalt do no murder.
17 “You shall not murder.
18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
18 “You shall not commit adultery.
19 Neither shalt thou steal.
19 “You shall not steal.
20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
21 Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s wife; neither shalt thou desire 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.
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. Neither shall you desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.
22 Yahweh spoke these words to all your assembly on the mountain out of the middle of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice. He added no more. He wrote them on two stone tablets, and gave them to me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain did burn with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
23 When you heard the voice out of the middle of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
24 and ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth.
24 and you said, “Behold, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire. We have seen today that God does speak with man, and he lives.
25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
25 Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear Yahweh our God’s voice any more, then we shall die.
26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
26 For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as we have, and lived?
27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
27 Go near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say, and tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you; and we will hear it, and do it.”
28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
28 Yahweh heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me; and Yahweh said to me, “I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They have well said all that they have spoken.
29 Oh that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
29 Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
30 Go say to them, Return ye to your tents.
30 “Go tell them, ‘Return to your tents.’
31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
31 But as for you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess.”
32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
32 You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you. You shall not turn away to the right hand or to the left.
33 Ye shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
33 You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Deuteronomy 4:1; Matthew 23:3; Deuteronomy 29:10; Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 29:2
- 2 Deuteronomy 4:23; Exodus 19:5–8; Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 9:19–23; Hebrews 8:6–13
- 3 Deuteronomy 29:10–15; Hebrews 8:8–9; Psalm 105:8–10; Genesis 17:7; Jeremiah 32:38–40
- 4 Exodus 19:18–19; Deuteronomy 34:10; Exodus 19:9; Deuteronomy 4:36; Deuteronomy 4:33
- 5 Galatians 3:19; Exodus 20:18–21; Exodus 19:16; Hebrews 12:18–24; Numbers 16:48
- 6 Exodus 20:2–17; Psalm 81:5–10; Leviticus 26:1–2; Deuteronomy 4:4
- 7 Exodus 20:3; Matthew 4:10; 1 John 5:21; John 5:23
- 8 Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 4:15–19
- 9 Exodus 20:4–6; Exodus 34:7; Daniel 9:4–9; Numbers 14:18; Exodus 34:14
- 10 Romans 8:28; 1 John 1:7; Jeremiah 32:18; John 15:14; Daniel 9:4
- 11 Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12; Deuteronomy 6:13; Matthew 5:33–34; James 5:12
- 12 Exodus 20:8–11; Isaiah 58:13; Isaiah 56:6
- 13 Ezekiel 20:12; Luke 13:14–16; Exodus 35:2–3; Exodus 23:12; Luke 23:56
- 14 Hebrews 4:4; Genesis 2:2; Exodus 16:29–30; Exodus 23:12; Nehemiah 13:21
- 15 Deuteronomy 5:6; Deuteronomy 15:15; Deuteronomy 16:12; Ephesians 2:11–12; Deuteronomy 24:18–22
- 16 Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1–3; Colossians 3:20; Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 27:16
- 17 Exodus 20:13; Romans 13:9; Matthew 5:21–22; Genesis 9:6; James 2:11
- 18 Exodus 20:14; Luke 18:20; Matthew 5:27–28; Leviticus 20:10; Proverbs 6:32–33
- 19 Exodus 20:15; Romans 13:9; Ephesians 4:28
- 20 Exodus 20:16; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 19:9; Proverbs 19:5; Malachi 3:5
- 21 Exodus 20:17; Romans 13:9; Luke 12:15; 1 Kings 21:1–4; 1 Timothy 6:9–10
- 22 Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18; Deuteronomy 4:12–15; Deuteronomy 4:36; Deuteronomy 5:4
- 23 Exodus 20:18–19; Hebrews 12:18–21
- 24 Deuteronomy 4:33; Exodus 19:19; Exodus 33:20; Genesis 32:30; Judges 13:22
- 25 Deuteronomy 18:16; Hebrews 12:29; 2 Corinthians 3:7–9; Galatians 3:21–22; Deuteronomy 33:2
- 26 Deuteronomy 4:33; Romans 3:20; Matthew 26:63; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Psalm 84:2
- 27 Exodus 20:19; Hebrews 12:19
- 28 Deuteronomy 18:17; Numbers 36:5; Numbers 27:7
- 29 Isaiah 48:18; Ezekiel 33:31–32; Deuteronomy 11:1; Matthew 23:37; Luke 19:42
- 31 Galatians 3:19; Deuteronomy 12:1; Ezekiel 20:11; Exodus 24:12; Deuteronomy 4:45
- 32 Proverbs 4:27; Joshua 23:6; Joshua 1:7; Deuteronomy 17:20; Deuteronomy 28:14
- 33 Jeremiah 7:23; Deuteronomy 4:40; Luke 1:6; 1 Timothy 4:8; Deuteronomy 10:12
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… expound it; but his meaning is similar to that of Moses, when it is said, "Thou shalt not make to thyself any image for God, of whatsoever things are in heaven above, whatsoever in the earth beneath, and whatsoever in the waters under the earth." And he does thus explain what are meant by the things in heaven: "Lest when," …
For if we attribute them to ourselves, they shall be servile; for it is said of the Sabbath, "Ye shall do no servile work in it." Wherefore also it is said by Ezekiel the prophet, "And I gave them my Sabbaths to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctify …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… us honour also the fathers of our flesh: since the Lord Himself hath evidently so appointed in the Law and the Prophets, saying, Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and thy days shall be long in the land.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
As Moses says in Deuteronomy, "These are all the words which the Lord spake to the whole assembly of the sons of Israel on the mount, and He added no more; and He wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me." For this reason [He did so], that they who are willing to follow Him might …
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)