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Deuteronomy 5:20-22
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Deuteronomy 5:20-22
Easy-to-Read Version
20 ‘You must not tell lies about other people.[a]
21 ‘You must not want another man’s wife. You must not want his house, his fields, his men and women servants, his cattle, or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person.’”
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22 Moses said, “The Lord gave these commands to all of you when you were together there at the mountain. He spoke in a loud voice that came from the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness. After he gave us these commands, he didn’t say any more. He wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
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- Deuteronomy 5:20 Or “You must not be a false witness against your neighbor.”
Deuteronomy 5:20-22
New International Version
Deuteronomy 5:20-22
New International Version
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(A)
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(B)
22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness;(C) and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets(D) and gave them to me.
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