Exodus - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 73

EXODUS.

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19--24 24 The Evmz·1.1v1NG, however, an· Go! Descend! and return, you, and Aaron with you. But the Priests, and the people must not attempt to ascend to the Loma, lest He aHlict them} 25 So Moses descended to the people and spoke to them. My: Em ®¤mm¤nk¤tcnis. 20 Then the EvEn~1.1vm<; dictated all IO II I2 these commands, and said; C0MMAN1>Mm~x·: I. ‘I am your EVER-LIv1NG GOD,

Who brought you out from the Mitzemim, from the house of bond- age. There shall be no other GOD to you, except MYSELF? Comnmunmzwr II. ‘ You shall not make for yourselves

any image, or likeness of anything that is in the heavens above; or that is upon the earth beneath; or that is in the waters lower than the earth; you shall not worship them or serve them, for I, your _Ev12R—L1v1NG»GOU, am a jealous GOD, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me; but I show mercy for thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Commarmmanx III. ‘ You shall not take the Name of

your Evr.n—L1vmo Gon in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless the taking of His Name in vain. Comnaunmsur IV. ‘Rememher the seventh day to

keep it holy. Six days you may labour, and do all your business, but the seventh day is a Rest to your EvEn—1.w1NG GOD. You shall not then do any business, you, or your son, or your daughter, your man- servant, or your maid-servant, or your cattle, or your stranger who is within your gates ; for in six ages the Ev12n—L1v1NG made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, but rested at the seventh age ; therefore the EvER—L1viNG blessed the seventh day and hal- lowed it. Ccnxatawnztsxr V. ‘ Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Evan-Ltvmo GOD will give to you. COMMANDMENT VI. {You shall not murder. Commauoumzr VII. ‘ You shall not commit adultery. Commaunmmrr VIII. ‘ You shall not steal. CGMMANDMENI IX. ‘ You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. Comxvumnmsur X. 'You shall not covet your neigh-

bour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife; or his man- servant, or his maid—servant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your Wg: ®rrr¤r nf israel. And all the People perceived the

sounds and the flamings, and the trumpet voice, and the smoke from the mountain;—-·-so the people feared and shook in themselves, and stood at a distance, and said to Moses, ‘ You speak with us, and we can listen: but let not GOD speak with us, for fear we should die} Moses, however, answered to the

Fear not! for GOD has come to you to try you, and to test whether you will fear Him henceforward, and So the People stood afar off, but

Moses approached the thick darkness where GOD was. Then the Even-uvmo said to

Say this to the children of Israel, you have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you. Never make for yourselves a God of silver, or a God of gold. You shall not make them for yourselves. You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall offer upon it your sacritices and your thank offerings, your sheep, and your oxen. In every place where I record MY NAME, I will come to you and bless you. But if you make an altar of stone to Me, it shall not be of cut stones, for if you carve with a cutter upon it, then it will be polluted. And you shall not pile up pyramids for an altar so that _ 72 16 18 2o 21 22 25 26