| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then God spoke all these words, saying, | 1Then God spoke all these words: |
| 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. | 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. |
| 3"You shall have no other gods before Me. | 3Do not have other gods besides Me. |
| 4"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. | 4Do 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 shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, | 5You 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, |
| 6but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. | 6but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands. |
| 7"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. | 7Do 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. | 8Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: |
| 9"Six days you shall labor and do all your work, | 9You are to labor six days and do all your work, |
| 10but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. | 10but 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 in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. | 11For 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, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. | 12Honor 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"You shall not murder. | 13Do not murder. |
| 14"You shall not commit adultery. | 14Do not commit adultery. |
| 15"You shall not steal. | 15Do not steal. |
| 16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. | 16Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. |
| 17"You shall not covet 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." | 17Do 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. |
| 18All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. | 18All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance." |
| 19Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die." | 19You speak to us, and we will listen," they said to Moses, "but don't let God speak to us, or we will die." |
| 20Moses 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 may remain with you, so that you may not sin." | 20Moses responded to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin." |
| 21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. | 21And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. |
| 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. | 22Then 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. |
| 23You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | 23You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves." |
| 24'You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall 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 remembered, I will come to you and bless you. | 24You 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 an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. | 25If 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'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.' | 26You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it." |
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