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Exodus 20
In The Leningrad Codex |
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ARE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS RELEVANT TODAY? |
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We, at The-Iconoclast.org, absolutely believe
that all of the commandments, statutes and ordinances that
יְהֹוָה
[Yehovah] gave to the children of Yisrael
are still relevant to us today.
It is our sincere desire that all who visit The-Iconoclast.org, likewise share, or will come to share, in that belief and in the wealth of that knowledge and understanding! Moreover, as you will find by reading the introduction section below ("Leningrad Codex, Exodus Chapter 20"), we believe that the Masoretes purposefully set Exodus 20 in the precise order that יְהֹוָה [Yehovah] intended! Therefore, as a preface to the introduction, we want to set this stage by quoting the first two verses from Psalms 1, emphasizing that meditating on the Torah, of which no doubt the TEN COMMANDMENTS of Exodus 20 represents, especially in the order given us in The Leningrad Codex, is most certainly of significant RELEVANCE for us today! |
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Psalms 1:1-2
"...And on his Torah doth he meditate day and night." |
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| Leningrad Codex, Exodus Chapter 20 |
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Note that in the original Leningrad Codex, a "Sof Pasuq"
(looks like a colon (:)) is what the
Masoretes used to designate the end of a verse.
In Exodus 20, below, where we show verse images from the facsimile Leningrad Codex, we believe we have captured those verse endings just as they appear in the actual Codex itself. Moreover, in The-Iconoclast.org Leningrad Codex Hebrew – JPS 1917 English Tanakh, we have likewise attempted to set the Hebrew and the English texts to match the Masoretic verse separations of the Leningrad Codex for Exodus 20. As of September, 2019, we know of no other published representations of Exodus, Chapter 20, where the verses are set to follow the actual Leningrad Codex! Please note that, below, we have taken Exodus, Chapter 20, and modified it to add the image of each verse from the facsimile (it is called "facsimile" because it is not the "original", but rather a photographic copy of it!) pdf version of the Leningrad Codex side–by–side the regular Web–Hebrew text (some of the verses, from the Leningrad Codex itself, actually break over different columns in the original document, so we have placed those instances side–by–side). We are hopeful that all who view this page will be able to discern that the Masoretes fully intended each verse to be separated in this manner, even though the great majority of "moderns" have chosen to represent it differently, even suggesting that they have "strictly" followed the Masoretic text! It is our sincere desire that יְהֹוָה [YehoVah] is honored and glorified by this present work, and that of The-Iconoclast's online Westminster Leningrad Codex based Hebrew – JPS 1917 based English Scriptures. Moreover, we hope that all are truly blessed who visit The-Iconoclast.org website! |
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| Exodus Chapter 20 |
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס |
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| 1 | And God spoke all these words, saying: {S} |
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אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣֥ית עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃ |
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| 2 | I am Yehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. |
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לֹֽ֣א יִהְיֶֽה־לְךָ֛֩ |
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| 3 | Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of 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; thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I Yehovah 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; |
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וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽי׃ ס |
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| 4 | and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. {S} |
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לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַשָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פ |
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| 5 | Thou shalt not lift up the Name of Yehovah thy God as to declare Him worthless; for Yehovah will not hold him guiltless who takes His Name so falsely. {P} |
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זָכ֛וֹר֩ אֶת־י֥֨וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ |
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| 6 | Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Yehovah thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; for in six days Yehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore Yehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. {S} |
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כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ ס |
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| 7 | Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which Yehovah thy God giveth thee. {S} |
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לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ ס |
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| 8 | Thou shalt not murder. {S} |
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לֹ֣֖א תִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ ס |
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| 9 | Thou shalt not commit adultery. {S} |
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לֹ֣֖א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס |
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| 10 | Thou shalt not steal. {S} |
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לֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ ס |
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| 11 | Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. {S} |
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לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ פ |
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| 12 | Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; {S} thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. {P} |
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וְכָל־הָעָם֩ רֹאִ֨ים אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם וְאֵת֙ ק֣וֹל הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וְאֶת־הָהָ֖ר עָשֵׁ֑ן וַיַּ֤רְא הָעָם֙ וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃ |
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| 13 | And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. |
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וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃ |
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| 14 | And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.' |
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ |
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| 15 | And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.' |
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וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָעָ֖ם מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל־הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ |
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| 16 | And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. {S} |
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֥ה תֹאמַ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֔ם כִּ֚י מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עִמָּכֶֽם׃ |
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| 17 | And Yehovah said unto Moses: Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. |
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לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּן אִתִּ֑י אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ |
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| 18 | Ye shall not make with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you. |
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מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲדָמָה֮ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ עָלָ֗יו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ֖ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַזְכִּ֣יר אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י אָב֥וֹא אֵלֶ֖יךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃ |
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| 19 | 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 every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee. |
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וְאִם־מִזְבַּ֤ח אֲבָנִים֙ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֔י לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥ה אֶתְהֶ֖ן גָּזִ֑ית כִּ֧י חַרְבְּךָ֛ הֵנַ֥פְתָּ עָלֶ֖יהָ וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ |
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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 thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it. |
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וְלֹֽא־תַעֲלֶ֥ה בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ עָלָֽיו׃ פ |
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| 21 | Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon. {P} |
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| 1 | BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS. |
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EXODUS 20
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Be it known that the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Scriptures,
the Leningrad Codex, has different verse "sectionings" (breaks) than
any "Bible" which "has the audicity" to claim
it as its source!
As a matter of fact:
Obviously, everyone can decide that for themselves! However, you might just come to understand that the Masoretes knew EXACTLY what they were doing when they separated the verses of Exodus 20! |
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Side–By–Side Comparison:
| Exodus 20 |
The-Iconoclast.org (Leningrad Codex) |
Jewish Publication Society (JPS 1917) |
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And God spoke all these words, saying: | And God spake all these words, saying, |
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I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. | I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. |
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Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of 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; | Thou shalt have no other gods before me. |
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thou shalt not bow down unto 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; | 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. |
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and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. | 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; |
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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. | And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. |
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Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. | 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. |
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Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; | Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
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but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; | Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: |
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for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. | 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: |
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Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. | 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. |
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Thou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. | Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. |
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. | Thou shalt not kill. |
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And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. | Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
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And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.' | Thou shalt not steal. |
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And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.' | Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. |
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And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. | 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. |
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And the LORD said unto Moses: Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. | 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. |
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Ye shall not make with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you. | And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. |
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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 every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee. | 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. |
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And if thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it. | And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. |
| 20:22 | Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon. | 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. | |
| 20:23 | Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. | ||
| 20:24 | 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. | ||
| 20:25 | 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. | ||
| 20:26 | Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. |
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