Exodus 20 Updates

Exodus 20:1

KJV:1 And God spake all these words, saying,

KJVu: 1 God spoke all these words, saying,


Exodus 20:2

KJV:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

KJVu: 2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.


Exodus 20:3

KJV:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

KJVu: 3 You shall have no other gods before me.


Exodus 20:4

KJV:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

KJVu: 4 You shall not make for yourself any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.


Exodus 20:5

KJV:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ;

KJVu: 5 You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them , for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me ,


Exodus 20:6

KJV:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

KJVu: 6 but showing mercy to thousands of those that love me, and keep my commandments.


Exodus 20:7

KJV:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain ; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

KJVu: 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain , for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.


Exodus 20:9

KJV:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work :

KJVu: 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work .


Exodus 20:10

KJV:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

KJVu: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.


Exodus 20:11

KJV:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

KJVu: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day ; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and made it holy.

Notes: "Hallow" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6942 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, be holy, -|- A primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) — appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), X wholly.."


Exodus 20:12

KJV:12 Honour thy father and thy mother : that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

KJVu: 12 Honor your father and your mother , that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.


Exodus 20:13

KJV:13 Thou shalt not kill.

KJVu: 13 You shall not kill.


Exodus 20:14

KJV:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

KJVu: 14 You shall not commit adultery.


Exodus 20:15

KJV:15 Thou shalt not steal.

KJVu: 15 You shall not steal.


Exodus 20:16

KJV:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

KJVu: 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.


Exodus 20:17

KJV:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house , thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

KJVu: 17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house ; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s".


Exodus 20:18

KJV:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking : and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

KJVu: 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and heard the sound of the trumpet, and saw the mountain smoking ; and when the people saw it, they removed themselves, and stood afar off.

Notes: "Noise" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6963 with a Strong’s definition of "sound, voice."


Exodus 20:19

KJV:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

KJVu: 19 They said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear ; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die. "


Exodus 20:20

KJV:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

KJVu: 20 Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, so that YOU do not sin."


Exodus 20:21

KJV:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

KJVu: 21 So the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.


Exodus 20:22

KJV:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

KJVu: 22 The LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'YOU have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.


Exodus 20:23

KJV:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

KJVu: 23 YOU shall not make alongside of me gods of silver, neither shall YOU make for yourselves gods of gold.


Exodus 20:24

KJV:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

KJVu: 24 You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings, and your peace offerings, your sheep, and your oxen ; in all places where I record my name I will come to you, and I will bless you.


Exodus 20:25

KJV:25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

KJVu: 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone , for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.


Exodus 20:26

KJV:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

KJVu: 26 Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness is not discovered on it.'


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