CHAPTER 20
You shall not
make
for yourself
an idol
of any kind,
or an image
of anything
in the heavens
above,
the earth
below,
or the waters
under
the earth.
You shall not
bow down
to them
or
worship them;
for
I,
the LORD
your God,
am a jealous
God,
visiting
the iniquity
of the fathers
on
their children
to
the third
and fourth generations
of those who hate Me,
but showing
loving devotion
to a thousand generations
of those who love
Me and keep
My commandments.
You shall not
take
the name
of the LORD
your God
in vain,
for
the LORD
will not
leave anyone unpunished
who
takes
His name
in vain.
but the seventh
day
is a Sabbath
to the LORD
your God,
on which you must not
do
any
work—
neither you,
nor your son
or daughter,
nor your manservant
or maidservant
or livestock,
nor the foreigner
within
your gates.
For
in six
days
the LORD
made
the heavens
and the earth
and the sea
and
all
that
is in them,
but on the seventh
day
He rested.
Therefore
the LORD
blessed
the Sabbath
day
and set it apart as holy.
Honor
your father
and mother,
so that
your days
may be long
in
the land
the LORD
your God
is giving
you.
You shall not
covet
your neighbor’s
house.
You shall not
covet
your neighbor’s
wife,
or his manservant
or maidservant,
or his ox
or donkey,
or anything
that
belongs to your neighbor.
All
the people
witnessed
the thunder
and lightning,
the sound
of the trumpet,
and the mountain
in smoke.
And when the people
saw this,
they trembled
and stood
at a distance.
“Speak
to us
yourself
and we will listen,”
they said
to
Moses.
“But do not
let God
speak
to us,
or
we will die.”
“Do not
be afraid,”
Moses
replied.
“For
God
has come
to
test you,
so that
the fear of Him
may be before
you,
to keep
you from sinning.”
Then the LORD
said
to
Moses,
“This is what
you are to tell
the Israelites:
‘You
have seen for yourselves
that
I have spoken
to
you from
heaven.
You are not
to make
any gods
to rival Me;
you are not
to make
for yourselves
gods
of silver
or gold.
You are to make
for Me
an altar
of earth,
and sacrifice
on it
your burnt offerings
and peace offerings,
your sheep and goats
and cattle.
In every
place
where
I cause My name
to be remembered,
I will come
to you
and bless you.
Now if
you make
an altar
of stones
for Me,
you must not
build
it
with stones shaped by tools;
for if
you use
a chisel
on it,
you will defile it.