| Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And God spoke all these words: | 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. | 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. |
| 3You shall have no other gods before Me. | 3You are to have no other gods besides me. |
| 4You 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. | 4"You are not to make for yourselves an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above, or on earth below, or in the water under the earth. |
| 5You 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, | 5You are not to bow down to them in worship or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the parents to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, |
| 6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. | 6but showing gracious love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. |
| 7You 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. | 7"You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave the one who misuses his name unpunished. |
| 8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. | 8"Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy. |
| 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work, | 9Yu are to labor and do all your work during six days, |
| 10but 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. | 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You are not to do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor the alien who is within your gates— |
| 11For 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. | 11because the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them, in six days, then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. |
| 12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. | 12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. |
| 13You shall not murder. | 13"You are not to commit murder. |
| 14You shall not commit adultery. | 14"You are not to commit adultery. |
| 15You shall not steal. | 15"You are not to steal. |
| 16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. | 16"You are not to testify falsely against your neighbor. |
| 17You 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.” | 17"You are not to covet your neighbor's house. You are not to covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." |
| 18When 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. | 18All the people experienced the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram's horn, and the smoking mountain. And as the people experienced it, they trembled and stood at a distance. |
| 19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” | 19They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die. |
| 20“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.” | 20Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin." |
| 21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. | 21Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. |
| 22Then 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. | 22The LORD told Moses, "This is what you are to say to the Israelis, 'You have seen for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. |
| 23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold. | 23You are not to make gods of silver alongside me, nor are you to make for yourselves gods of gold. |
| 24You 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. | 24You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you. |
| 25Now 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. | 25If you make an altar of stone for me, you must not build it of cut stones, because if you strike it with your chisel, you will profane it. |
| 26And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’ | 26You are not to ascend to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.'" |
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