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And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder.

And God spoke all these words, saying,

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates;

"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

and said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die."

And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to prove you, and that the fear of him may be before your eyes, that you may not sin."

And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for life.

But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God, to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

"For every breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for ass, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, 'This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

"Whoever sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord GOD.

"The first of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

You shall serve the LORD your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of you.

and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.