Verse 21
Exodus 20:21
English Revised Version
21
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָ/עָ֖ם מֵ/רָחֹ֑ק וּ/מֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל הָֽ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֖ם הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And the people stood from afar, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
And God (Elohim) spake all these words, saying,
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I am the LORD thy God (Elohim), which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bon...
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Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above,...
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thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God (Elohim) am a jeal...
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and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.
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6
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God (Elohim) in vain; for the LORD will not hold him gu...
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7
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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8
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
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but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God (Elohim): in it thou shalt not do any work, t...
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10
for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the sev...
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11
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God (El...
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12
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manse...
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13
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mo...
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14
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God (Elohim) speak with...
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15
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God (Elohim) is come to prove you, and that his fear m...
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God (Elohim) was.
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17
And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have se...
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18
Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
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19
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy...
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20
And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up t...
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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.