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Then, whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; but whenever he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
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But Moses' hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur, one on each side, supported his hands; thus his hands remained steady until the sun set.
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And Joshua overwhelmed the people of Amalek * the people of Amalek Lit. "Amalek and his people." with the sword.
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Then ื™ื”ื•ื” said to Moses, "Inscribe this in a document as a reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven!"
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And Moses built an altar and named it Adonai-nissi. * Adonai-nissi I.e., "ื™ื”ื•ื” is my banner."
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He said, "It means, โ€˜Hand upon the throne * throne Meaning of Heb. kes uncertain. of ื™ื”ื•ื” !' ื™ื”ื•ื” will be at war with Amalek throughout the ages."
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Jethro priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, God's people, how ื™ื”ื•ื” had brought Israel out from Egypt.
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So Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after she had been sent home,
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and her two sonsโ€”of whom one was named Gershom, that is to say, "I have been a stranger * stranger Heb. ger . in a foreign land";
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and the other was named Eliezer, * Eliezer Lit. "(My) God is help." meaning, "The God of my father's [house] was my help, delivering me from the sword of Pharaoh."
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Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought Moses' sons and wife to him in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
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He sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, with your wife and her two sons."
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Moses went out to meet his father-in-law; he bowed low and kissed him; each asked after the other's welfare, and they went into the tent.
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Moses then recounted to his father-in-law everything that ื™ื”ื•ื” had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships that had befallen them on the way, and how ื™ื”ื•ื” had delivered them.
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And Jethro rejoiced over all the kindness that ื™ื”ื•ื” had shown Israel when delivering them from the Egyptians.
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"Blessed be ื™ื”ื•ื”," Jethro said, "who delivered you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
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Now I know that ื™ื”ื•ื” is greater than all gods, yes, by the result of their very schemes against [the people]." * yes, by the result of their very schemes against [the people] Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
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And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to partake of the meal before God with Moses' father-in-law.
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Next day, Moses sat as magistrate among the people, while the people stood about Moses from morning until evening.
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But when Moses' father-in-law saw how much he had to do for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing to the people? Why do you act * act Lit. "sit" as magistrate; cf. v. 13. alone, while all the people stand about you from morning until evening?"
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Moses replied to his father-in-law, "It is because the people come to me to inquire of God.
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When they have a dispute, it comes before me, and I decide between one party and another, and I make known the laws and teachings of God."
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But Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing you are doing is not right;
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you will surely wear yourself out, and these people as well. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
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Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You represent the people before God: you bring the disputes before God,
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and enjoin upon them the laws and the teachings, and make known to them the way they are to go and the practices they are to follow.
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You shall also seek out, from among all the people, capable individuals * individuals Lit. "participants whose involvement defines the depicted situation"; trad. "men." See the Dictionary under 'ish . who fear Godโ€”trustworthy ones who spurn ill-gotten gain. Set these over them as chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and
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let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every major dispute to you, but let them decide every minor dispute themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them share the burden with you.
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If you do thisโ€”and God so commands youโ€”you will be able to bear up; and all these people too will go home unwearied."
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Moses heeded his father-in-law and did just as he had said.
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Moses chose capable individuals * individuals See note at v. 21. out of all Israel, and appointed them heads over the peopleโ€”chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens;
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and they judged the people at all times: the difficult matters they would bring to Moses, and all the minor matters they would decide themselves.
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Then Moses bade his father-in-law farewell, and he went his way to his own land.
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On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone forth from the land of Egypt, on that very day, they entered the wilderness of Sinai.
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Having journeyed from Rephidim, they entered the wilderness of Sinai and encamped in the wilderness. Israel encamped there in front of the mountain,
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and Moses went up to God. ื™ื”ื•ื” called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel:
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โ€˜You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Me.
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Now then, if you will obey Me faithfully and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession among all the peoples. Indeed, all the earth is Mine,
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but you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the children of Israel."
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Moses came and summoned the elders of the people and put before them all that ื™ื”ื•ื” had commanded him.
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All those assembled answered as one, saying, "All that ื™ื”ื•ื” has spoken we will do!" And Moses brought back the people's words to ื™ื”ื•ื”.
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And ื™ื”ื•ื” said to Moses, "I will come to you in a thick cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever after." Then Moses reported the people's words to ื™ื”ื•ื”,
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and ื™ื”ื•ื” said to Moses, "Go to the people and warn them to stay pure * pure Cf. v. 15. today and tomorrow. Let them wash their clothes.
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Let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day ื™ื”ื•ื” will come down, in the sight of all the people, on Mount Sinai.
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You shall set bounds for the people round about, saying, โ€˜Beware of going up the mountain or touching the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death
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without being touchedโ€”by being either stoned or shot; beast or person, a trespasser shall not live.' When the ram's horn sounds a long blast, * sounds a long blast Meaning of Heb. uncertain. they may go up on the mountain."
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Moses came down from the mountain to the people and warned the people to stay pure, and they washed their clothes.
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And he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day: [the men among] * [the men among] See the Dictionary under "you." you should not go near a woman."
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On the third day, as morning dawned, there was thunder, and lightning, and a dense cloud upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the horn; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
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Moses led the people out of the camp toward God, and they took their places at the foot of the mountain.
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Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke, for ื™ื”ื•ื” had come down upon it in fire; the smoke rose like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain * the whole mountain Some Hebrew manuscripts and the Greek read "all the people"; cf. v. 16. trembled violently.
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The blare of the horn grew louder and louder. As Moses spoke, God answered him in thunder.
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ื™ื”ื•ื” came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and ื™ื”ื•ื” called Moses to the top of the mountain and Moses went up.
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ื™ื”ื•ื” said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people not to break through to ื™ื”ื•ื” to gaze, lest many of them perish.
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The priests also, who come near ื™ื”ื•ื”, must stay pure, lest ื™ื”ื•ื” break out against them."
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But Moses said to ื™ื”ื•ื”, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us saying, โ€˜Set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it.'"
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So ื™ื”ื•ื” said to him, "Go down, and come back together with Aaron; but let not the priests or the people break through to come up to ื™ื”ื•ื”, lest [God] break out against them."
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And Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
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God spoke all these words, * these words Tradition varies as to the division of the Commandments in vv. 2โ€“14, and as to the numbering of the verses from 2 on. Cf. note at Deut. 5.6. saying:
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I ื™ื”ื•ื” am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage:
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You * You The Decalogue is couched both in the second-person masculine singular and in terms of a householdโ€”the basic social and economic unit. Such a format addresses the legal provisions to whichever responsible party they applyโ€”most typically the (male) householder, or he and his (primary) wife as household administrators, or every man, or every adult member of the community. Cf. note at Deut. 12.7. See further the Dictionary under "house," "householder," and "you." shall have no other gods besides Me.
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You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image, or any likeness of what is in the heavens above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.
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You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I your God ื™ื”ื•ื” am an impassioned God, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generations of those who reject Me.
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but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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You shall not swear falsely by * swear falsely by Others "take in vain." the name of your God ื™ื”ื•ื”; for ื™ื”ื•ื” will not clear one who swears falsely by God's name.
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Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.
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Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
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but the seventh day is a sabbath of your God ื™ื”ื•ื”: you shall not do any workโ€”you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, or your cattle, or the stranger who is within your settlements.
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For in six days ื™ื”ื•ื” made heaven and earth and seaโ€”and all that is in themโ€”and then rested on the seventh day; therefore ื™ื”ื•ื” blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
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Honor your father and your mother, that you may long endure on the land that your God ื™ื”ื•ื” is assigning to you.
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You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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You shall not covet your neighbor's house: * house I.e., the corporate household, both persons and possessions. (Cf. Deut. 5.18.) Heb. bayith , in construct form ( beth ). See the Dictionary under "house." you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, * wife In ancient Israel, a typical man could take a woman (even more than one) into his household as a wife; but a typical woman was not in a symmetrical positionโ€”which explains why "husband" is not also mentioned. See also note at v. 3. or male or female slave, or ox or ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.
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All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the blare of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they fell back and stood at a distance.
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"You speak to us," they said to Moses, "and we will obey; but let not God speak to us, lest we die."
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Moses answered the people, "Be not afraid; for God has come only in order to test you, and in order that the fear of God may be ever with you, so that you do not go astray."
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So the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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ื™ื”ื•ื” said to Moses: Thus shall you say to the Israelites: You yourselves saw that I spoke to you from the very heavens:
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With Me, therefore, you shall not make any gods of silver, nor shall you make for yourselves any gods of gold.
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Make for Me an altar of earth and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your sacrifices of well-being, * sacrifices of well-being Others "peace-offering." Meaning of Heb. shelamim uncertain. your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you.
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And if you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build it of hewn stones; for by wielding your tool upon them you have profaned them.
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Do not ascend My altar by steps, that your nakedness may not be exposed upon it.
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These are the rules that you shall set before them:
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When you acquire a Hebrew slave, that person shall serve six yearsโ€”and shall go free in the seventh year, without payment.
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If [a male slave] came single, he shall leave single; if he had a wife, his wife shall leave with him.
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If his master gave him a wife, and she has borne him children, the wife and her children shall belong to the master, and he shall leave alone.
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But if the slave declares, "I love my master, and my wife and children: I do not wish to go free,"
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his master shall take him before God. * before God Others "to the judges." He shall be brought to the door or the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall then remain his master's slave for life.
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When a parent * parent More precisely, "[salient] participant [in the situation]," which would include the girl's mother; cf. 2 Kings 4.1. Trad. "man." See the Dictionary under 'ish . sells a daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as other slaves do.
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If she proves to be displeasing to her master, who designated her for himself, he must let her be redeemed; he shall not have the right to sell her to outsiders, since he broke faith with her.
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And if the master designated her for a son, he shall deal with her as is the practice with free maidens.
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If he takes another [into the household as his wife], he must not withhold from this one her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights. * conjugal rights Or "ointments."
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If he fails her in these three ways, she shall go free, without payment.
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One who fatally strikes another party shall be put to death.
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If [a man] * [a man] Like all ancient Near Eastern law collections, the Torah's laws are illustrative rather than comprehensive. Its asylum schema does not appear to treat the case of a woman who kills someone, which would have been more complicated. did so but not by designโ€”it came about by an act of Godโ€”I will assign you a place to which he can flee.
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When one party schemes against another and kills through treachery, you shall take that person from My very altar to be put to death.
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One who strikes one's father or mother shall be put to death.
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One who kidnaps another partyโ€”whether having sold or still holding the victimโ€”shall be put to death.
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One who insults * insults Or "reviles." one's father or mother shall be put to death.
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When [two] parties quarrel and one strikes the other with stone or fist, and the victim does not die but has to take to bed.
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if that victim then gets up and walks outdoors upon a staff, the assailant shall go unpunishedโ€”except for paying for the idleness and the cure.
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