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20 “‘You must not tell lies.

21 “‘You must not burn with desire for another man’s wife, nor envy him for his home, land, servants, oxen, donkeys, nor anything else he owns.’

22 “The Lord has given these laws to each one of you from the heart of the fire, surrounded by the clouds and thick darkness that engulfed Mount Sinai. Those were the only commandments he gave you at that time,[a] and he wrote them out on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:22 Those were the only commandments he gave you at that time, literally, “And he added no more.”

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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