Exodus 20:1

AMP: Then God spoke all these words:

ASV: And God spake all these words, saying,

BSB: And God spoke all these words:

DARBY: And God spoke all these words, saying,

DRA: And the Lord spoke all these words:

KJV: And God spake all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:2

AMP: “I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

ASV: I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

BSB: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

DARBY: I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

DRA: I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

KJV: I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 20:3

AMP: “You shall have no other gods before Me.

ASV: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

BSB: You shall have no other gods before Me.

DARBY: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

DRA: Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.

KJV: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Exodus 20:4

AMP: “You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship].

ASV: Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of any thing] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

BSB: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

DARBY: Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

DRA: Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth.

KJV: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Exodus 20:5

AMP: You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, [Is 42:8; 48:11]

ASV: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,

BSB: 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,

DARBY: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

DRA: Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:

KJV: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Exodus 20:6

AMP: but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

ASV: and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

BSB: but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

DARBY: and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

DRA: And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.

KJV: And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Exodus 20:7

AMP: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].

ASV: Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.

DRA: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain.

KJV: 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.

Exodus 20:8

AMP: “Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).

ASV: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

BSB: Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

DARBY: Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.

DRA: Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.

KJV: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9

AMP: Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

ASV: Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

BSB: Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

DARBY: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

DRA: Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.

KJV: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Exodus 20:10

AMP: but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the Lord your God; on that day you shall not do any work, you or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock or the temporary resident (foreigner) who stays within your [city] gates.

ASV: but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

BSB: 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.

DARBY: but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

DRA: But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is within thy gates.

KJV: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Exodus 20:11

AMP: For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].

ASV: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

DRA: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.

KJV: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Exodus 20:12

AMP: “Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.

ASV: Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

BSB: Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

DARBY: Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

DRA: Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

KJV: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Exodus 20:13

AMP: “You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). [Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12, 14, 18]

ASV: Thou shalt not kill.

BSB: You shall not murder.

DARBY: Thou shalt not kill.

DRA: Thou shalt not kill.

KJV: Thou shalt not kill.

Exodus 20:14

AMP: “You shall not commit adultery. [Prov 6:25, 26; Matt 5:27, 28; Rom 1:24; Eph 5:3]

ASV: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

BSB: You shall not commit adultery.

DARBY: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

DRA: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

KJV: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:15

AMP: “You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness]. [Prov 11:1; 16:8; 21:6; 22:16; Jer 17:11; Mal 3:8]

ASV: Thou shalt not steal.

BSB: You shall not steal.

DARBY: Thou shalt not steal.

DRA: Thou shalt not steal.

KJV: Thou shalt not steal.

Exodus 20:16

AMP: “You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person). [Ex 23:1; Prov 19:9; 24:28]

ASV: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

BSB: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

DARBY: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

DRA: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

KJV: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Exodus 20:17

AMP: “You shall not covet [that is, selfishly desire and attempt to acquire] your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” [Luke 12:15; Col 3:5]

ASV: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor`s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor`s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor`s.

BSB: 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.”

DARBY: Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

DRA: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

KJV: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Exodus 20:18

AMP: Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.

ASV: And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

BSB: When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

DARBY: And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw [it], they trembled, and stood afar off,

DRA: And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking: and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,

KJV: And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

Exodus 20:19

AMP: Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”

ASV: And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

BSB: “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

DARBY: and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

DRA: Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

KJV: And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Exodus 20:20

AMP: Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him [that is, a profound reverence for Him] will remain with you, so that you do not sin.”

ASV: And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

BSB: “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.”

DARBY: And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

DRA: And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.

KJV: And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Exodus 20:21

AMP: So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.

ASV: And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

BSB: And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

DARBY: And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

DRA: And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

KJV: And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 20:22

AMP: Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.

DRA: And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

Exodus 20:23

AMP: You shall not make other gods [to worship] besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make [these lifeless idols] for yourselves.

ASV: Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.

BSB: You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

DARBY: Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.

DRA: You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.

KJV: Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

Exodus 20:24

AMP: You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause My Name to be recorded and remembered [through revelation of My divine nature] I will come to you and bless you.

ASV: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.

DRA: You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee.

KJV: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Exodus 20:25

AMP: If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use a chisel on it, you will profane it.

ASV: And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy sharp tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.

DRA: And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled.

KJV: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

Exodus 20:26

AMP: Nor shall you go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’

ASV: Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

BSB: And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’[’’]

DARBY: Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

DRA: Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.

KJV: Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

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