OET DEU chapter 5

5 Then Mosheh (Moses) summoned all Yisrael and told them, “Yisrael, listen to the instructions and the regulations that I will speak in your ears today, and then you must learn them and be careful to follow them. 2 Our god Yahweh made an agreement with us at Horev (Mt. Sinai). 3 He didn’t make that agreement with our ancestors, but with us ourselves—those of us here today, i.e., with living people. 4 Yahweh spoke to you from the middle of the fire—face to face with you all on that mountain. 5 Well, it was me who stood between all of you and Yahweh at that time, to reveal Yahweh’s message to you, because you were afraid to approach the fire, and you all didn’t go up the mountain. Yahweh said:

6 ‘I am your god Yahweh who brought you all out of Egypt—from the slave-house there.

7 Don’t have any other god, other than me.
8 Don’t carve any figure for yourself that looks like anything in the sky or on the ground, or in the water below the ground.[ref] 9 Don’t bow down to them or serve them, because I, your god Yahweh, am a jealous god. I’ll punish the descendants of those who hate me, even for three or four generations,[ref] 10 but showing loyal commitment to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my instructions.
11 Don’t use the name of your god Yahweh idly, because I won’t fail to punish people who do that.
12 Observe the Rest Day on Saturday to sanctify it, as your god Yahweh commanded you.[ref] 13 There’s six days for labouring and doing all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a rest day dedicated to your god Yahweh. Don’t do any work on that day: not you or your children or your slaves, or using any of your cattle, nor any foreigner living with you—your slaves can rest like you. 15 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that your god Yahweh took action and used my power to take you out of there. Therefore your god Yahweh commands you to keep the Rest Day.
16 Honour your father and mother as your god Yahweh has commanded you, so that you’ll have a long life and so that everything will go well in the country that your god Yahweh is giving you.[ref]
17 Don’t murder anyone.
18 Don’t commit adultery.
19 Don’t steal anything.
20 Don’t tell lies in court about anyone.
21 Don’t covet your neighbour’s spouse, or their house or land, or their slaves or livestock, or anything else that they own.’[ref]

22 Yahweh spoke those words in a booming voice from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the gloom, to all your assembly on the mountain. That was all he said, and he wrote those instructions on two stone tablets and gave them to me.[ref]

5 and_ Mosheh _he/it _called (to) all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _said to_them hear Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM the_regulations and_DOM the_judgements which I am_speaking in_your _two’s _of_ears the_day and_you(pl)_will _learn DOM_them and_you(pl)_will _take _care to_observe_them.
2 YHWH god _of_our he _made with_us a _covenant at_Ḩorēⱱ.
3 Not with ancestors _of_our YHWH he _made DOM the_covenant (the)_this if/because with_us we these here the_day of _us _of_all alive.
4 Face on_face YHWH he _spoke with_you(pl) at_mountain from_the _middle _of the _fire.
5 I was_standing between YHWH and_between_you(pl) at_time the_that to_announce to/for_you(pl) DOM the _message _of YHWH if/because you(pl)_were _afraid from_face/in _front _of the_fire and_not you(pl)_went _up on_mountain to_say.
6 I am_YHWH god _of_your who I_brought _you _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_a _house _of[fn] slaves[fn].
7 Not it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m)[fn] gods[fn] other[fn] on face _of_my[fn].
8 Not you _must _make to/for_yourself(m)[fn] an _image _of[fn] any _of form[fn] which[fn] is_in_heavens[fn] (from)_above[fn] and_which[fn] on _the_earth[fn] (from)_beneath[fn] and_which is_in_waters[fn] from_under[fn] to_earth[fn].
9 Not you _must _bow _down[fn] to/for_them[fn] and_not you_must _be _enticed _to _serve _them[fn] if/because I YHWH god _of_your am_a _god jealous who_visits the_iniquity _of fathers on children and_on a _third _generation and_on a _fourth _generation of_those _of_who_hate _me[fn].
10 And_who_does[fn] covenant _loyalty[fn] to_thousands[fn] of_those _of_who_love _me and_of_those _who_keep _of commands _of_(of)_my[fn].
11 not you _must _take DOM the _name _of YHWH god _of_your for_emptiness if/because not YHWH he _will _leave _unpunished DOM one_who he _will _take DOM his/its_name for_emptiness.
12 keep[fn] DOM the _day _of[fn] of_the _sabbath[fn][fn][fn][fn] to_set_it _apart _as _holy[fn] just_as he_commanded _you[fn] YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn].
[fn] 13 six _of[fn] days[fn] you _will _labour[fn] and_you _will _do[fn] all _of[fn] work _of_your[fn].
14 And_the_day _of the_seventh[fn] is_a _sabbath[fn] to/for_YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn] not you _must _do any _of work you and_your _of_son and_your _of_daughter and_your_male_of_servant and_your _female _of_servant and_your _of_ox and_your _of_donkey and_all livestock _of_your and_your _of_sojourner who is_in_your(pl)_of_gates so _that he _may _rest servant _of_your_male and_your _female _of_servant like_you[fn].
15 And_you _will _remember[fn] if/because _that a _slave[fn] you _were[fn] in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt)[fn] and_he_brought _you _out[fn] YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn] from_there[fn] by_a _hand[fn] strong[fn] and_by_an _arm outstretched[fn] therefore yes/correct/thus/so he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your for_doing DOM the _day _of the _sabbath.
[fn][fn][fn] 16 honour DOM I _will _show_you(ms) and_DOM mother _of_your just_as he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your so _that they_may _be _long days _of_your and_so _that it _may _go _well to/for_you(fs) on the_soil which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs).
17 not[fn] you _must _murder[fn].
18 and_not[fn] you _must _commit _adultery[fn].
19 and_not[fn] you _must _steal[fn].
20 and_not you _must _testify against_your _of_neighbour transcript _of worthlessness.
21 and_not you _must _covet the _wife _of your _neighbour _of_of and_not you _must _desire the _house _of your _neighbour _of_of field _of_his and_his_male_of_servant and_his _female _of_servant ox _of_his and_his _of_donkey and_all/each/any/every that belongs_to_your _of_neighbour.
22 DOM the_words/messages the_these YHWH he _spoke to all _of assembly _of_your(pl) at_mountain from_the _middle _of the _fire the_cloud and_the _thick_darkness a _voice great and_not he _added and_he_wrote _them on two _of tablets _of stone(s) and_he_gave _them to_me.

5:23 The people’s fear

(Exo. 20:18-21)

23 Then when you heard the voice coming out from the darkness and the mountain was blazing with fire, then all the heads of your tribes and the elders approached me 24 and said, “Listen, our god Yahweh demonstrated his greatness and power when we heard him speak from the fire. Today, we’ve realised that God talks to people, and that they can stay alive. 25 However, we’re still afraid that we’ll die—getting burnt up in that intense fire if we continue hearing our god Yahweh’s voice, 26 because when has anybody else ever heard the voice of the living god speak to them from the middle of a blazing fire and they still lived? 27 You Mosheh (Moses), go and listen to everything that our god Yahweh says, and tell us everything that he tells you, and we’ll listen to that and obey it.”

28 Yahweh heard you all say that to me, and told me, ‘I’ve heard what they said to you and it’s a good idea. 29 If only they were sincere in saying that they’d honour me and always follow all my instructions so that everything would go well for them and their descendants forever. 30 Go and tell them to return to their tents, 31 but then come back up here and I’ll give you all the instructions and rules and regulations for you to teach them, so they can follow them in the land that I’m giving them to take possession of.’

32 Make sure that you do everything that your god Yahweh has commanded—don’t deviate from any of them. 33 Follow all the instructions from your god Yahweh, and then you’ll all live and things will go well and you’ll all be able to occupy that land for a long time.

5:8-9: Lev 26:1; Deu 4:15-18; 27:15.

5:9-10: Exo 34:6-7; Num 14:18; Deu 7:9-10.

5:12: Exo 16:23-30; 31:12-14.

5:16: a Deu 27:16; Mat 15:4; 19:19; Mrk 7:10; 10:19; Luk 18:20; Eph 6:2; b Eph 6:3.

5:21: Rom 7:7; 13:9.

5:22-27: Heb 12:18-19.

23 And_he/it _was just_as_you(pl)_heard DOM the_voice from_the _middle _of the_darkness and_the_mountain was_burning with_fire and_you(pl)_drew _near to_me all _of the _chiefs _of your(pl)_tribes _of_of and_your _of_elders.
24 And_you(pl)_said here he_has _shown _us YHWH god _of_our DOM glory _of_his and_DOM greatness _of_his and_DOM voice _of_his we _have _heard from_the _middle _of the _fire the_day the_this we _have _seen if/because _that he _speaks god with the_humankind and_he _will _live.
25 And_now to/for_what will _we _die if/because it_will _consume _us the_fire the_big/large/great(fs) (the)_this if are_repeating we to_hear DOM the _voice _of YHWH god _of_our again and_we _will _die.
26 If/because who is_all _of flesh who he _has _heard the _voice _of god living speaking from_the _middle _of the _fire like_us and_he _has _lived.
27 Draw _near you and_hear DOM all _of that he _will _say YHWH god _of_our and_you you _will _speak to_us DOM all _of that he _will _speak YHWH god _of_our to_you and_we _will _listen and_we _will _do_it.
28 And_ YHWH _he/it _listened DOM the _sound _of your(pl)_words/messages _of_of when_you_spoke to_me and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me I _have _heard DOM the _sound _of the _words/messages _of the _people the_this which they _spoke to_you they _have _done _well all _of that they _have _spoken.
29 Who will _he _give and_it _was heart _of_their this to/for_them to_fear DOM_me and_to_keep DOM all _of commands _of_my all _of the_days so _that it _may _go _well to/for_them and_for_their _of_children to_vanishing _point.
30 Go say to/for_them return to/for_you(pl) to_your(pl)_of_tents.
31 And_you(ms) here stand with_me so_that _I _may _speak to_you DOM all _of the_command and_the_regulations and_the_judgements which you_will _teach _them and_they _will _observe_them in/on _the_earth which I am_about _to _give to/for_them to_take_possession _of _it.
32 And_you(pl)_will _take _care for_doing just_as he _has _commanded YHWH god _of_your(pl) you(pl) not you(pl)_must _turn _aside right _hand and_left _hand.
33 In_all the_way which he _has _commanded YHWH god _of_your(pl) you(pl) you(pl)_will _walk so _that you(pl)_may _live and_good to/for_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _prolong days on _the_earth which you(pl)_will _take _possession _of.

5:6 OSHB alternative note: מִ/בֵּ֥ית: (x-accent)מִ/בֵּ֣ית

5:6 OSHB alternative note: עֲבָדִֽים: (x-accent)עֲבָדִ֑ים

5:7 OSHB alternative note: לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְ/ךָ֛: (x-accent)לֹ֣א יִהְיֶה־לְ/ךָ֩

5:7 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהִ֥ים: (x-accent)אֱלֹהִ֨ים

5:7 OSHB alternative note: אֲחֵרִ֖ים: (x-accent)אֲחֵרִ֜ים

5:7 OSHB alternative note: פָּנָֽ/יַ: (x-accent)פָּנָ֗/יַ

5:8 OSHB alternative note: לֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְ/ךָ֥: (x-accent)לֹ֣א תַעֲשֶׂה־לְ/ךָ֣

5:8 OSHB alternative note: פֶ֨סֶל֙: (x-accent)פֶ֣סֶל׀

5:8 OSHB alternative note: תְּמוּנָ֔ה: (x-accent)תְּמוּנָ֡ה

5:8 OSHB alternative note: אֲשֶׁ֤ר: (x-accent)אֲשֶׁ֣ר

5:8 OSHB alternative note: בַּ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙: (x-accent)בַּ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם׀

5:8 OSHB alternative note: מִ/מַּ֔עַל: (x-accent)מִ/מַּ֡עַל

5:8 OSHB alternative note: וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר: (x-accent)וַ/אֲשֶׁר֩

5:8 OSHB alternative note: בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ: (x-accent)בָּ/אָ֨רֶץ

5:8 OSHB alternative note: מִ/תָּ֑חַת: (x-accent)מִ/תָּ֜חַת

5:8 OSHB alternative note: בַּ/מַּ֖יִם: (x-accent)בַּ/מַּ֣יִם׀

5:8 OSHB alternative note: מִ/תַּ֥חַת: (x-accent)מִ/תַּ֣חַת

5:8 OSHB alternative note: לָ/אָֽרֶץ: (x-accent)לָ/אָ֗רֶץ

5:9 OSHB alternative note: תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה: (x-accent)תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה

5:9 OSHB alternative note: לָ/הֶ֖ם: (x-accent)לָ/הֶם֮

5:9 OSHB alternative note: תָעָבְדֵ֑/ם: (x-accent)תָעָבְדֵ/ם֒

5:9 OSHB alternative note: לְ/שֹׂנְאָֽ/י: (x-accent)לְ/שֹׂנְאָ֑/י

5:10 OSHB alternative note: וְ/עֹ֥שֶׂה: (x-accent)וְ/עֹ֤שֶׂה

5:10 OSHB alternative note: חֶ֖סֶד: (x-accent)חֶ֨סֶד֙

5:10 OSHB alternative note: לַֽ/אֲלָפִ֑ים: (x-accent)לַֽ/אֲלָפִ֔ים

5:10 OSHB variant note: מצות/ו: (x-qere) ’מִצְוֺתָֽ/י’: lemma_4687 n_0 morph_HNcfpc/Sp1cs id_05rMa מִצְוֺתָֽ/י

5:12 OSHB alternative note: שָׁמ֛וֹר: (x-accent)שָׁמ֣וֹר

5:12 OSHB alternative note: י֥וֹם: (x-accent)יוֹם֩

5:12 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שַׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)הַ/שַׁבָּ֨ת

5:12 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:12 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:12 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:12 OSHB alternative note: לְ/קַדְּשׁ֑/וֹ: (x-accent)לְ/קַדְּשׁ֜/וֹ

5:12 OSHB alternative note: צִוְּ/ךָ֖: (x-accent)צִוְּ/ךָ֣׀

5:12 OSHB alternative note: יְהוָ֥ה: (x-accent)יְהוָ֣ה

5:12 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ

5:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

5:13 OSHB alternative note: שֵׁ֤שֶׁת: (x-accent)שֵׁ֣שֶׁת

5:13 OSHB alternative note: יָמִים֙: (x-accent)יָמִ֣ים

5:13 OSHB alternative note: תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד: (x-accent)תַּֽעֲבֹד֮

5:13 OSHB alternative note: וְ/עָשִׂ֖יתָ: (x-accent)וְ/עָשִׂ֣יתָ

5:13 OSHB alternative note: כָּל: (x-accent)כָֿל

5:13 OSHB alternative note: מְלַאכְתֶּֽ/ךָ: (x-accent)מְלַאכְתֶּ/ךָ֒

5:14 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י: (x-accent)הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֜י

5:14 OSHB alternative note: שַׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)שַׁבָּ֣ת׀

5:14 OSHB alternative note: לַ/יהוָ֣ה: (x-accent)לַ/יהוָ֖ה

5:14 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ

5:14 OSHB alternative note: כָּמֽוֹ/ךָ: (x-accent)כָּמ֑וֹ/ךָ

5:15 OSHB alternative note: וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֗: (x-accent)וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֞

5:15 OSHB alternative note: עֶ֤בֶד: (x-accent)עֶ֥בֶד

5:15 OSHB alternative note: הָיִ֨יתָ֙: (x-accent)הָיִ֣יתָ׀

5:15 OSHB alternative note: מִצְרַ֔יִם: (x-accent)מִצְרַ֗יִם

5:15 OSHB alternative note: וַ/יֹּצִ֨אֲ/ךָ֜: (x-accent)וַ/יֹּצִאֲ/ךָ֩

5:15 OSHB alternative note: יְהוָ֤ה: (x-accent)יְהוָ֨ה

5:15 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֤י/ךָ

5:15 OSHB alternative note: מִ/שָּׁ֔ם: (x-accent)מִ/שָּׁם֙

5:15 OSHB alternative note: בְּ/יָ֥ד: (x-accent)בְּ/יָ֤ד

5:15 OSHB alternative note: חֲזָקָ֖ה: (x-accent)חֲזָקָה֙

5:15 OSHB alternative note: נְטוּיָ֑ה: (x-accent)נְטוּיָ֔ה

5:15 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:15 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:15 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:17 OSHB alternative note: לֹ֖א: (x-accent)לֹ֥א

5:17 OSHB alternative note: תִּרְצָֽח: (x-accent)תִֿרְצָ֖ח

5:18 OSHB alternative note: וְ/לֹ֖א: (x-accent)וְ/לֹ֣א

5:18 OSHB alternative note: תִּנְאָֽף: (x-accent)תִֿנְאָ֑ף

5:19 OSHB alternative note: וְ/לֹ֖א: (x-accent)וְ/לֹ֣א

5:19 OSHB alternative note: תִּגְנֹֽב: (x-accent)תִֿגְנֹ֔ב

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