{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.1", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yəḏabbēr ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾēṯ* all-*had-dəḇārîm hāʾēlleh lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*had-dəḇārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the words/things", "*hāʾēlleh*": "demonstrative adjective, plural - these", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to say" }, "variants": { "*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "and he spoke/was speaking/began to speak", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (morphologically plural but typically functions as singular)", "*dəḇārîm*": "words/things/matters/commands", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/as follows (formulaic introduction to direct speech)" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.2", "source": "אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣֥ית עֲבָדִ֑͏ֽים׃", "text": "*ʾānōḵî YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā ʾăsher hôṣēʾṯîḵā mē-ʾereṣ miṣrayim mib-bêṯ ʿăḇāḏîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*hôṣēʾṯîḵā*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I brought you out", "*mē-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun construct - from land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*mib-bêṯ*": "preposition + noun construct - from house of", "*ʿăḇāḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - slaves/servants" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "I (emphatic form)", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/LORD/the Eternal", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "your God/your deity", "*hôṣēʾṯîḵā*": "I brought you out/rescued you/delivered you", "*bêṯ ʿăḇāḏîm*": "house of slaves/place of servitude/bondage" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.3", "source": "לֹֽ֣א יִהְיֶֽה־לְךָ֛֩ אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ͏ַ֗י", "text": "*lōʾ yihyeh-ləḵā ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm ʿal-pānāy*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh-ləḵā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - there shall be to you", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - other", "*ʿal-pānāy*": "preposition + noun construct with 1st singular suffix - before my face/presence" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ yihyeh-ləḵā*": "you shall not have/there shall not be to you", "*ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*": "other gods/foreign deities", "*ʿal-pānāy*": "before me/in my presence/in preference to me/against my face" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.4", "source": "לֹֽ֣א תֽ͏ַעֲשֶׂ֨ה־לְךָ֥֣ פֶ֣֙סֶל֙ ׀ וְכָל־תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤֣ר בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙ ׀ מִמַּ֡֔עַל וֽ͏ַאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩ בָּאָ֖֨רֶץ מִתָּ֑͏ַ֜חַת וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בַּמַּ֖֣יִם ׀ מִתַּ֥֣חַת לָאָֽ֗רֶץ", "text": "*lōʾ ṯaʿăśeh-ləḵā pesel* and-all-*təmûnāh ʾăsher bash-shāmayim* from-*mimmaʿal wa-ʾăsher bā-ʾāreṣ mit-tāḥaṯ wa-ʾăsher bam-mayim* from-*mittaḥaṯ lā-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ ṯaʿăśeh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not make", "*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself", "*pesel*": "masculine singular noun - carved image/idol", "*təmûnāh*": "feminine singular noun - likeness/form/representation", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*bash-shāmayim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the heavens", "*mimmaʿal*": "preposition + adverb - from above", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the earth", "*mit-tāḥaṯ*": "preposition + adverb - from below", "*bam-mayim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the waters", "*lā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - to the earth" }, "variants": { "*pesel*": "carved image/idol/statue", "*təmûnāh*": "form/likeness/representation/semblance", "*mimmaʿal*": "above/overhead", "*mit-tāḥaṯ*": "beneath/below" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.5", "source": "לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה לָהֶ֖ם֮ וְלֹ֣א תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ כִּ֣י אֽ͏ָנֹכִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣ל קַנָּ֔א פֹּ֠קֵד עֲוֺ֨ן אָבֹ֧ת עַל־בָּנִ֛ים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִ֖ים לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃", "text": "*lōʾ-ṯishtaḥăweh lāhem wə-lōʾ ṯāʿāḇəḏēm kî ʾānōḵî YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā ʾēl qannāʾ pōqēḏ ʿăwōn ʾāḇōṯ ʿal-bānîm ʿal-shillēshîm wə-ʿal-ribēʿîm lə-śōnəʾāy*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-ṯishtaḥăweh*": "negative particle + hishtaphel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not bow down", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*wə-lōʾ ṯāʿāḇəḏēm*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and you shall not serve them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾēl qannāʾ*": "masculine singular noun + adjective - jealous God", "*pōqēḏ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - visiting/punishing", "*ʿăwōn*": "masculine singular construct - iniquity of", "*ʾāḇōṯ*": "masculine plural noun - fathers", "*ʿal-bānîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - upon children", "*ʿal-shillēshîm*": "preposition + masculine plural ordinal - upon third [generation]", "*wə-ʿal-ribēʿîm*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine plural ordinal - and upon fourth [generation]", "*lə-śōnəʾāy*": "preposition + qal participle plural construct with 1st singular suffix - to those hating me" }, "variants": { "*ṯishtaḥăweh*": "bow down/prostrate yourself/worship", "*ṯāʿāḇəḏēm*": "serve them/worship them/be enslaved to them", "*ʾēl qannāʾ*": "jealous God/zealous God/passionate God", "*pōqēḏ*": "visiting/punishing/attending to", "*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*lə-śōnəʾāy*": "to those who hate me/to my enemies" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.6", "source": "וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽי׃", "text": "*wə-ʿōśeh ḥeseḏ la-ʾălāp̄îm lə-ʾōhăḇay û-lə-shōmərê miṣwōṯāy*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿōśeh*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - and showing/doing", "*ḥeseḏ*": "masculine singular noun - steadfast love/mercy", "*la-ʾălāp̄îm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - to thousands", "*lə-ʾōhăḇay*": "preposition + qal participle plural construct with 1st singular suffix - to those loving me", "*û-lə-shōmərê*": "conjunction + preposition + qal participle masculine plural construct - and to keepers of", "*miṣwōṯāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my commandments" }, "variants": { "*ḥeseḏ*": "steadfast love/covenant faithfulness/mercy/loyalty", "*la-ʾălāp̄îm*": "to thousands [of generations]/to innumerable ones", "*ʾōhăḇay*": "those who love me/my lovers/my friends", "*shōmərê*": "keepers/observers/those who guard" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.7", "source": "לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַשָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ לַשָּֽׁוְא׃", "text": "*lōʾ ṯiśśāʾ ʾeṯ-shēm-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā lash-shāwəʾ kî lōʾ yənaqeh YHWH ʾēṯ ʾăsher-yiśśāʾ ʾeṯ-shəmô lash-shāwəʾ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ ṯiśśāʾ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not lift/carry", "*ʾeṯ-shēm*": "direct object marker + masculine singular construct - the name of", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*lash-shāwəʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - for falsehood/vanity", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ yənaqeh*": "negative particle + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will not hold guiltless", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăsher-yiśśāʾ*": "relative pronoun + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who lifts/carries", "*ʾeṯ-shəmô*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*lash-shāwəʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - for falsehood/vanity" }, "variants": { "*ṯiśśāʾ*": "lift up/carry/bear/take/utter", "*shēm*": "name/reputation/character", "*lash-shāwəʾ*": "in vain/falsely/for emptiness/for no purpose", "*yənaqeh*": "hold guiltless/leave unpunished/acquit" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.8", "source": "זָכ֛וֹר֩ אֶת־י֥֨וֹם הַשַׁבָּ֖֜ת לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ", "text": "*zāḵôr ʾeṯ-yôm hash-shabbāṯ lə-qaddəshô*", "grammar": { "*zāḵôr*": "qal infinitive absolute functioning as imperative - remember", "*ʾeṯ-yôm*": "direct object marker + masculine singular construct - the day of", "*hash-shabbāṯ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the sabbath", "*lə-qaddəshô*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to sanctify it" }, "variants": { "*zāḵôr*": "remember/be mindful of/observe", "*shabbāṯ*": "sabbath/rest day", "*lə-qaddəshô*": "to sanctify it/to keep it holy/to set it apart" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.9", "source": "שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁת יָמִ֣ים֙ תּֽ͏ַעֲבֹ֔ד֮ וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ כָּל־מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒", "text": "*shēsheṯ yāmîm taʿăḇōḏ wə-ʿāśîṯā kāl-məlaʾḵteḵā*", "grammar": { "*shēsheṯ*": "cardinal number, construct - six of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*taʿăḇōḏ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall labor", "*wə-ʿāśîṯā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular (with waw as imperfect) - and you shall do", "*kāl-məlaʾḵteḵā*": "noun construct + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - all your work" }, "variants": { "*taʿăḇōḏ*": "labor/work/serve", "*məlaʾḵteḵā*": "your work/your labor/your occupation/your business" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.10", "source": "וְי֨וֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י שַׁבָּ֖֣ת ׀ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ לֹֽ֣א־תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה כָל־מְלָאכָ֡֜ה אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבִנְךָֽ֣־וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָ עַבְדְּךָ֤֨ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙ וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ", "text": "*wə-yôm hash-shəḇîʿî shabbāṯ la-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā lōʾ-ṯaʿăśeh ḵāl-məlāʾḵāh ʾattāh û-ḇinḵā-û-ḇitteḵā ʿaḇdəḵā wa-ʾămāṯəḵā û-ḇəhemteḵā wə-ḡērəḵā ʾăsher bi-shəʿāreḵā*", "grammar": { "*wə-yôm*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun construct - but the day of", "*hash-shəḇîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the seventh", "*shabbāṯ*": "feminine singular noun - sabbath/rest", "*la-YHWH*": "preposition + proper name - to/for YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*lōʾ-ṯaʿăśeh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not do", "*ḵāl-məlāʾḵāh*": "noun construct + feminine singular noun - any work", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you", "*û-ḇinḵā*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your son", "*û-ḇitteḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your daughter", "*ʿaḇdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your male servant", "*wa-ʾămāṯəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your female servant", "*û-ḇəhemteḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your cattle", "*wə-ḡērəḵā*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your sojourner", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - who", "*bi-shəʿāreḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your gates" }, "variants": { "*shabbāṯ*": "sabbath/rest/cessation from work", "*məlāʾḵāh*": "work/labor/occupation/business", "*ʿaḇdəḵā*": "your male servant/your slave", "*ʾămāṯəḵā*": "your female servant/your maidservant/your female slave", "*ḡērəḵā*": "your sojourner/your resident alien/your foreigner", "*bi-shəʿāreḵā*": "within your gates/in your towns/in your settlements" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.11", "source": "כִּ֣י שֵֽׁשֶׁת־יָמִים֩ עָשָׂ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔ם וַיָּ֖נַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י עַל־כֵּ֗ן בֵּרַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־י֥וֹם הַשַׁבָּ֖ת וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃", "text": "*kî shēsheṯ-yāmîm ʿāśāh YHWH ʾeṯ-hash-shāmayim wə-ʾeṯ-hā-ʾāreṣ ʾeṯ-hay-yām wə-ʾeṯ-kāl-ʾăsher-bām way-yānaḥ bay-yôm hash-shəḇîʿî ʿal-kēn bēraḵ YHWH ʾeṯ-yôm hash-shabbāṯ wa-yəqaddəshēhû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*shēsheṯ-yāmîm*": "cardinal number construct + masculine plural noun - six days", "*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - made", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾeṯ-hash-shāmayim*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*wə-ʾeṯ-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the earth", "*ʾeṯ-hay-yām*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the sea", "*wə-ʾeṯ-kāl-ʾăsher-bām*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun construct + relative pronoun + preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and all that [is] in them", "*way-yānaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he rested", "*bay-yôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - on the day", "*hash-shəḇîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the seventh", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*bēraḵ*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - blessed", "*ʾeṯ-yôm*": "direct object marker + masculine singular construct - the day of", "*hash-shabbāṯ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the sabbath", "*wa-yəqaddəshēhû*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and sanctified it" }, "variants": { "*way-yānaḥ*": "and he rested/and he ceased/and he refreshed himself", "*bēraḵ*": "blessed/made holy/endowed", "*wa-yəqaddəshēhû*": "and he sanctified it/and he hallowed it/and he set it apart" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.12", "source": "כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*kabbēḏ ʾeṯ-ʾāḇîḵā wə-ʾeṯ-ʾimmeḵā ləmaʿan yaʾărîḵûn yāmeḵā ʿal hā-ʾăḏāmāh ʾăsher-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā nōṯēn lāḵ*", "grammar": { "*kabbēḏ*": "piel imperative, masculine singular - honor", "*ʾeṯ-ʾāḇîḵā*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*wə-ʾeṯ-ʾimmeḵā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your mother", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*yaʾărîḵûn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they may be long", "*yāmeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - which", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*nōṯēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - giving", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*kabbēḏ*": "honor/glorify/make heavy (with respect)", "*yaʾărîḵûn*": "may be long/may be prolonged", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "the land/the ground/the earth/the soil" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.13", "source": "לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָ֖͏ֽח׃", "text": "*lōʾ tirṣāḥ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tirṣāḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall murder" }, "variants": { "*tirṣāḥ*": "murder/kill unlawfully/slay" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.14", "source": "לֹ֣֖א תִּֿנְאָ֑͏ֽף׃", "text": "*lōʾ tinʾāp̄*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tinʾāp̄*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall commit adultery" }, "variants": { "*tinʾāp̄*": "commit adultery/be sexually unfaithful" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.15", "source": "לֹ֣֖א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃", "text": "*lōʾ tignōḇ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tignōḇ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall steal" }, "variants": { "*tignōḇ*": "steal/take secretly/kidnap" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.16", "source": "לֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר׃", "text": "*lōʾ-ṯaʿăneh ḇə-rēʿăḵā ʿēḏ shāqer*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-ṯaʿăneh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not answer/testify", "*ḇə-rēʿăḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - against your neighbor", "*ʿēḏ*": "masculine singular noun - witness", "*shāqer*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood" }, "variants": { "*ṯaʿăneh*": "answer/testify/respond", "*rēʿăḵā*": "your neighbor/your friend/your fellow", "*ʿēḏ shāqer*": "false witness/lying testimony/deceptive evidence" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.17", "source": "לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*lōʾ ṯaḥmōḏ bêṯ rēʿeḵā lōʾ-ṯaḥmōḏ ʾēsheṯ rēʿeḵā wə-ʿaḇdô wa-ʾămāṯô wə-shôrô wa-ḥămōrô wə-ḵōl ʾăsher lə-rēʿeḵā*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ ṯaḥmōḏ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not covet", "*bêṯ*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*rēʿeḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your neighbor", "*lōʾ-ṯaḥmōḏ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not covet", "*ʾēsheṯ*": "feminine singular construct - wife of", "*rēʿeḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your neighbor", "*wə-ʿaḇdô*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - or his male servant", "*wa-ʾămāṯô*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - or his female servant", "*wə-shôrô*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - or his ox", "*wa-ḥămōrô*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - or his donkey", "*wə-ḵōl*": "conjunction + noun construct - or anything", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - that", "*lə-rēʿeḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - [belongs] to your neighbor" }, "variants": { "*ṯaḥmōḏ*": "covet/desire strongly/lust after/scheme to acquire", "*bêṯ*": "house/household/dwelling place/family", "*ʾēsheṯ*": "wife/woman" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.18", "source": "וְכָל־הָעָם֩ רֹאִ֨ים אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם וְאֵת֙ ק֣וֹל הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וְאֶת־הָהָ֖ר עָשֵׁ֑ן וַיַּ֤רְא הָעָם֙ וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ וַיּֽ͏ַעַמְד֖וּ מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃", "text": "*wə-ḵāl-hā-ʿām rōʾîm ʾeṯ-haq-qôlōṯ wə-ʾeṯ-hal-lappîḏim wə-ʾēṯ qôl hash-shōp̄ār wə-ʾeṯ-hā-hār ʿāshēn way-yarəʾ hā-ʿām way-yānuʿû way-yaʿamḏû mē-rāḥōq*", "grammar": { "*wə-ḵāl-hā-ʿām*": "conjunction + noun construct + definite article + masculine singular noun - and all the people", "*rōʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - seeing/perceiving", "*ʾeṯ-haq-qôlōṯ*": "direct object marker + definite article + feminine plural noun - the thunderings/voices", "*wə-ʾeṯ-hal-lappîḏim*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + masculine plural noun - and the flashes of lightning/torches", "*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - sound of", "*hash-shōp̄ār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the trumpet/ram's horn", "*wə-ʾeṯ-hā-hār*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the mountain", "*ʿāshēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - smoking", "*way-yarəʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw/feared", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*way-yānuʿû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they trembled", "*way-yaʿamḏû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they stood", "*mē-rāḥōq*": "preposition + noun/adverb - at a distance" }, "variants": { "*rōʾîm*": "seeing/perceiving/witnessing", "*qôlōṯ*": "thunderings/voices/sounds", "*lappîḏim*": "lightning flashes/torches/flames", "*shōp̄ār*": "ram's horn/trumpet", "*ʿāshēn*": "smoking/in smoke", "*way-yarəʾ*": "and [the people] saw/feared (possible wordplay)", "*way-yānuʿû*": "and they trembled/shook/moved back", "*mē-rāḥōq*": "at a distance/far off/from afar" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.19", "source": "וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃", "text": "*way-yōʾmərû ʾel-mōsheh dabbēr-ʾattāh ʿimmānû wə-nishməʿāh wə-ʾal-yəḏabbēr ʿimmānû ʾĕlōhîm pen-nāmûṯ*", "grammar": { "*way-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʾel-mōsheh*": "preposition + proper name - to Moses", "*dabbēr-ʾattāh*": "piel imperative, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - you speak", "*ʿimmānû*": "preposition with 1st common plural suffix - with us", "*wə-nishməʿāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative, 1st common plural - and we will listen", "*wə-ʾal*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yəḏabbēr*": "piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let speak", "*ʿimmānû*": "preposition with 1st common plural suffix - with us", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*pen-nāmûṯ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st common plural - lest we die" }, "variants": { "*dabbēr*": "speak/talk/declare", "*nishməʿāh*": "we will listen/we will obey/we will hear", "*ʾal-yəḏabbēr*": "let not speak/let not talk", "*pen-nāmûṯ*": "lest we die/so that we don't die" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.20", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃", "text": "*way-yōʾmer mōsheh ʾel-hā-ʿām ʾal-tîrāʾû kî lə-ḇaʿăḇûr nassôṯ ʾeṯḵem bāʾ hā-ʾĕlōhîm û-ḇaʿăḇûr tihyeh yirʾāṯô ʿal-pənêḵem lə-ḇiltî ṯeḥĕṭāʾû*", "grammar": { "*way-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*mōsheh*": "proper name - Moses", "*ʾel-hā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the people", "*ʾal-tîrāʾû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine plural - do not fear", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lə-ḇaʿăḇûr*": "preposition + preposition - in order to", "*nassôṯ*": "piel infinitive construct - test", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has come", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the God/the true God", "*û-ḇaʿăḇûr*": "conjunction + preposition - and so that", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it may be", "*yirʾāṯô*": "feminine singular noun construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - fear of him", "*ʿal-pənêḵem*": "preposition + masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - before your faces", "*lə-ḇiltî*": "preposition + conjunction - so that not", "*ṯeḥĕṭāʾû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you sin" }, "variants": { "*ʾal-tîrāʾû*": "do not fear/do not be afraid", "*lə-ḇaʿăḇûr nassôṯ*": "in order to test/to prove/to try", "*yirʾāṯô*": "fear of him/reverence for him/awe of him", "*ʿal-pənêḵem*": "before your faces/in your presence/in your sight", "*lə-ḇiltî ṯeḥĕṭāʾû*": "so that you do not sin/to prevent you from sinning" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.21", "source": "וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָעָ֖ם מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל־הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿămōd* the *ʿām* from *rāḥōq* and *Mōšeh* *niggaš* unto the *ʿărāp̄el* *ʾăšer*-there the *ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿămōd*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood", "*ʿām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*rāḥōq*": "adverb - far/at a distance", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*niggaš*": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - drew near/approached", "*ʾel-*": "preposition - unto/toward", "*ʿărāp̄el*": "definite noun, masculine singular - thick darkness/thick cloud", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/where", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural form with singular meaning - God" }, "variants": { "*yaʿămōd*": "stand/remain/stay", "*rāḥōq*": "far away/distance/remoteness", "*niggaš*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*ʿărāp̄el*": "thick darkness/thick cloud/gloom", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being/deity" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.22", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֥ה תֹאמַ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֔ם כִּ֚י מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עִמָּכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer YHWH* unto *Mōšeh* thus *tōʾmar* unto *bənê Yiśrāʾēl* you *rəʾîtem* that from the *šāmayim* *dibbartî* with you", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾel-Mōšeh*": "preposition + proper noun - unto Moses", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*tōʾmar*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say", "*ʾel-bənê*": "preposition + noun construct - unto sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you", "*rəʾîtem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have seen", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*min-ha-šāmayim*": "preposition + definite noun - from the heavens", "*dibbartî*": "Piel perfect 1st singular - I have spoken", "*ʿimmākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmer*": "say/speak/command", "*tōʾmar*": "say/speak/tell", "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*rəʾîtem*": "saw/perceived/experienced", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*dibbartî*": "spoke/talked/communicated" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.23", "source": "לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּן אִתִּ֑י אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*lōʾ taʿăśûn* with me *ʾĕlōhê kesep̄* and *ʾĕlōhê zāhāb lōʾ taʿăśû* for yourselves", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*taʿăśûn*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural (paragogic form) - you shall not make", "*ʾittî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun construct plural - gods of", "*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - silver", "*wə-ʾĕlōhê*": "conjunction + noun construct plural - and gods of", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*taʿăśû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall make", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves" }, "variants": { "*taʿăśûn*": "make/do/fashion", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods/deities (in construct form)", "*kesep̄*": "silver/money", "*zāhāb*": "gold/golden material" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.24", "source": "מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲדָמָה֮ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ עָלָ֗יו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ֖ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַזְכִּ֣יר אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י אָב֥וֹא אֵלֶ֖יךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃", "text": "*mizbēaḥ ʾădāmāh taʿăśeh*-to me *wə-zābaḥtā* upon it *ʾet-ʿōlōteyḵā wə-ʾet-šəlāmeyḵā ʾet-ṣōʾnəḵā wə-ʾet-bəqāreḵā* in all the *māqôm ʾăšer ʾazkîr ʾet-šəmî ʾābôʾ* unto you *û-bēraktîḵā*", "grammar": { "*mizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - altar of", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/soil/ground", "*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall make", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to/for me", "*wə-zābaḥtā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you shall sacrifice", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it", "*ʾet-ʿōlōteyḵā*": "direct object marker + noun plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your burnt offerings", "*wə-ʾet-šəlāmeyḵā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your peace offerings", "*ʾet-ṣōʾnəḵā*": "direct object marker + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sheep", "*wə-ʾet-bəqāreḵā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your cattle", "*bə-ḵol-ha-māqôm*": "preposition + noun + definite article + noun - in every the place", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - where/which", "*ʾazkîr*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st singular - I cause to be remembered/mention", "*ʾet-šəmî*": "direct object marker + noun construct + 1st singular suffix - my name", "*ʾābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will come", "*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*û-bēraktîḵā*": "conjunction + Piel perfect 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will bless you" }, "variants": { "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice", "*ʾădāmāh*": "earth/soil/ground/land", "*taʿăśeh*": "make/construct/fashion", "*zābaḥtā*": "sacrifice/slaughter/offer", "*ʿōlōt*": "burnt offerings/ascending offerings", "*šəlāmim*": "peace offerings/fellowship offerings", "*māqôm*": "place/location/site", "*ʾazkîr*": "cause to remember/mention/memorialize", "*ʾābôʾ*": "come/arrive/enter", "*bēraktî*": "bless/endue with power" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.25", "source": "וְאִם־מִזְבַּ֤ח אֲבָנִים֙ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֔י לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥ה אֶתְהֶ֖ן גָּזִ֑ית כִּ֧י חַרְבְּךָ֛ הֵנַ֥פְתָּ עָלֶ֖יהָ וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾim-mizbēaḥ ʾăbānîm taʿăśeh*-to me *lōʾ-tibneh ʾethen gāzît kî ḥarbəḵā hēnap̄tā* upon her *wa-təḥaləlehā*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*mizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - altar of", "*ʾăbānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - stones", "*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall make", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to/for me", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tibneh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall build", "*ʾethen*": "direct object + 3rd feminine plural suffix - them", "*gāzît*": "noun, feminine singular - hewn stone/cut stone", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḥarbəḵā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sword/tool", "*hēnap̄tā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have wielded/swung/waved", "*ʿālehā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon it/her", "*wa-təḥaləlehā*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and you profane/defile it" }, "variants": { "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice", "*ʾăbānîm*": "stones/rocks", "*taʿăśeh*": "make/construct/fashion", "*tibneh*": "build/construct", "*gāzît*": "hewn stone/dressed stone/cut stone", "*ḥereb*": "sword/knife/tool", "*hēnap̄tā*": "waved/lifted/swung", "*təḥaləlehā*": "profane/defile/pollute/make common" } }

{ "verseID": "Exodus.20.26", "source": "וְלֹֽא־תַעֲלֶ֥ה בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ עָלָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-lōʾ-taʿăleh bə-maʿălōt ʿal-mizbəḥî ʾăšer lōʾ-tiggāleh ʿerwātəḵā* upon it", "grammar": { "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*taʿăleh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall go up", "*bə-maʿălōt*": "preposition + noun feminine plural - by steps", "*ʿal-mizbəḥî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - upon my altar", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/so that", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiggāleh*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - be uncovered/revealed", "*ʿerwātəḵā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your nakedness", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it" }, "variants": { "*taʿăleh*": "go up/ascend/climb", "*maʿălōt*": "steps/stairs/stages", "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice", "*tiggāleh*": "be uncovered/be exposed/be revealed", "*ʿerwāh*": "nakedness/shame/genitals" } }