Verse 7
Exodus 20:7
Free Bible Version
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but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God (Elohim). On this day you must not do any work—not you, not your son or daughter, not your male slave or female slave or livestock, and not the foreigner who is staying with you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת שֵֽׁם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ לַ/שָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת שְׁמ֖/וֹ לַ/שָּֽׁוְא
English Translation
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
God (Elohim) spoke all the following words:
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“I am the Lord your God (Elohim), who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.
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You must not make for yourself any kind of idol, whether in the form of anything in the heavens abov...
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You must not bow down before them or worship them; for I am the Lord your God (Elohim) and I am pass...
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You must not use the name of the Lord your God (Elohim) in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgiv...
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6
You have six days to work and earn your living,
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but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God (Elohim). On this day you must not do...
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For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days, and then r...
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9
Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God (E...
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10
You must not desire to have anyone else's house. You must not desire to have their wife, or their ma...
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11
When all the people heard the thunder and the sound of the trumpet, and saw the lightning and the sm...
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12
“You speak to us, and we'll listen,” they said to Moses. “But don't let God (Elohim) speak to us, or...
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13
Moses told them, “Do not be afraid, for God (Elohim) has only come to test you. He wants you to be i...
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14
The people stood a long way off as Moses went over to the thick, dark cloud where God (Elohim) was.
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15
The Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘You saw for yourselves that I...
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16
Make me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep,...
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17
Now if you make an altar out of stones for me, you must not build it with cut stones, because if you...
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18
Also, you must not go up to my altar using steps, so your private parts are not seen.’”
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