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"You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you.

"Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will die!"

However, Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you will not sin."

So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

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

"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

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

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

"You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God. "You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.

"And you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.

and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

Yet He did not reach out with His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they saw God, and they ate and drank.

So Moses got up along with Joshua his servant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.

"And I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God.

"And they shall know that I am the LORD their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, so that I might dwell among them; I am the LORD their God.

"And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,