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Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 of Deuteronomy—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And Moses proceeded to call all Israel1 and to say to them: “Hear, O Israel, the regulations and the judicial decisions2 that I am speaking in YOUR ears today, and YOU must learn them and be careful to do them.3
  2. Jehovah our God concluded a covenant with us in Hoʹreb.4
  3. It was not with our forefathers that Jehovah concluded this covenant, but with us, all those of us alive here today.
  4. Face to face Jehovah spoke with YOU in the mountain out of the middle of the fire.5
  5. I was standing between Jehovah and YOU at that particular time6 to tell YOU the word[a] of Jehovah, (for YOU were afraid because of the fire and did not go up into the mountain,)7 saying,
  6. ¶ “‘I am Jehovah your God,8 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves.9
  7. You must never have any other gods against my face.[b]10
  8. ¶ “‘You must not make for yourself a carved image,11 any form[c]12 like anything that is in the heavens above or that is on the earth underneath or that is in the waters under the earth.
  9. You must not bow down to them or be led to serve[d] them,13 because I Jehovah your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion,[e]14 bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons[f] and[g] upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation,[h] in the case of those who hate me;15
  10. but exercising loving-kindness[i] toward the thousandth generation in the case of those who love me and keep my commandments.16
  11. ¶ “‘You must not take up[j] the name of Jehovah your God in a worthless way,[k]17 for Jehovah will not leave anyone unpunished who takes up his name in a worthless way.18
  12. ¶ “‘Keeping[l] the sabbath day to hold it sacred, just as Jehovah your God commanded you,19
  13. you are to render service[m] and you must do all your work six days.20
  14. But the seventh day is a sabbath to Jehovah your God.21 You must not do any work,22 you nor your son nor your daughter nor your slave man nor your slave girl nor your bull nor your ass nor any domestic animal of yours nor your alien resident who is inside your gates,23 in order that your slave man and your slave girl may rest the same as you.24
  15. And you must remember that you became a slave in the land of Egypt25 and Jehovah your God proceeded to bring you out from there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm.26 That is why Jehovah your God commanded you to carry on the sabbath day.27
  16. ¶ “‘Honor your father and your mother,28 just as Jehovah your God has commanded you; in order that your days may prove long and it may go well with you29 on the ground that Jehovah your God is giving you.
  17. ¶ “‘You must not murder.30
  18. ¶ “‘Neither must you[n] commit adultery.31
  19. ¶ “‘Neither must you steal.32
  20. ¶ “‘Neither must you testify to a falsehood against your fellowman.[o]33
  21. ¶ “‘Neither must you desire your fellowman’s wife.34 Neither must you selfishly crave[p] your fellowman’s house, his field or his slave man or his slave girl, his bull or his ass or anything that belongs to your fellowman.’35
  22. ¶ “These Words[q] Jehovah spoke to all YOUR congregation in the mountain out of the middle of the fire,36 the cloud and the thick gloom, with a loud voice, and he added nothing; after which he wrote them upon two tablets of stone and gave me them.37
  23. ¶ “And it came about that as soon as YOU had heard the voice out of the middle of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire,38 YOU proceeded to come near to me, all the heads of YOUR tribes and YOUR older men.[r]
  24. Then YOU said, ‘Here Jehovah our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire.39 This day we have seen that God may speak with man and he may actually keep living.40
  25. And now why should we die, for this great fire may consume us?41 If we are again hearing the voice of Jehovah our God any further, we are also certain to die.42
  26. For who is there of all flesh that has heard the voice of the living God[s]43 speaking out of the middle of the fire as we did and yet goes on living?
  27. You yourself go near and hear all that Jehovah our God will say; and you will be the one to speak to us all that Jehovah our God will speak to you,44 and we shall certainly listen and do.’
  28. ¶ “So Jehovah heard the voice of YOUR words when YOU spoke to me, and Jehovah went on to say to me, ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all they have spoken.45
  29. If only[t] they would develop this heart of theirs to fear me46 and to keep all my commandments47 always, in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time indefinite!48
  30. Go say to them: “Return home to YOUR tents.”
  31. And you stand here with me, and let me speak to you all the commandment and the regulations and the judicial decisions that you should teach to them49 and that they must do in the land that I am giving them to take possession of it.’
  32. And YOU people must take care to do just as Jehovah YOUR God has commanded YOU.50 YOU must not turn to the right or to the left.51
  33. In all the way that Jehovah YOUR God has commanded YOU, YOU should walk,52 in order that YOU may live and it may be well with YOU53 and YOU may indeed lengthen YOUR days in the land of which YOU will take possession.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Word,” M; SamLXXSyVg, “words.”
  2. ^ Or, “gods in defiance of me.”
  3. ^ “Any form,” M; SamTJLXXSyVg, 61 Heb. mss and Ex 20:4, “or a form.”
  4. ^ Or, “be led to worship; be led to render sacred service to.” Heb., tho·ʽov·dhemʹ; Gr., la·treuʹseis.
  5. ^ Or, “a God who is jealous (zealous); a God not tolerating rivalry.” See 4:24 ftn.
  6. ^ Or, “children.”
  7. ^ “And,” M; SamTJLXXSyVg, 57 Heb. mss and Ex 20:5 omit.
  8. ^ Lit., “down to the third and fourth [generated] ones.” See Ge 50:23 ftn.
  9. ^ Or, “loyal love.”
  10. ^ Or, “not pronounce”; or, “not lift up (carry).”
  11. ^ Or, “to a falsehood,” as in vs 20. Or, “in vain.”
  12. ^ “Keeping.” In Heb. this is a verb in the infinitive absolute, indefinite as to time and not in the imperative mood.
  13. ^ Or, “you are to labor.” Gr., er·gaiʹ.
  14. ^ “Neither must you,” MVg; SamLXXSy and Ex 20:14-17, “You must not.”
  15. ^ Or, “your companion.” LXXVg, “your neighbor.”
  16. ^ “You desire [Heb., thach·modhʹ] . . . you selfishly crave [Heb., thith·ʼaw·wehʹ].” Two different Heb. verbs are used in this tenth commandment but only the first one is used in Ex 20:17. Augustine depended upon these different verbs to make two commandments here, thus making up for combining the first two commandments. See Ex 20:17 ftns.
  17. ^ “Words,” that is, words of command, commandments. See 4:13; 10:4.
  18. ^ Or, “elders.”
  19. ^ “Living God.” Heb., ʼElo·himʹ, followed by the pl. adjective chai·yimʹ, “living”; in 2Ki 19:4, 16 and Isa 37:4, 17, “God,” followed by the sing. adjective, chai. This is the first occurrence of this title.
  20. ^ Lit., “Who will give and . . . ?”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ De 1:1; 29:10
  2. ^ De 4:5
  3. ^ De 4:1
  4. ^ Ex 19:5; De 4:23; Heb 9:19
  5. ^ Ex 19:9, 18; 20:22; De 4:33; Ac 7:38
  6. ^ Ex 20:19; De 34:10; Ga 3:19
  7. ^ Ex 19:16
  8. ^ Ps 81:10; Ho 13:4
  9. ^ Ex 13:3; 20:2
  10. ^ Ex 20:3; 2Ki 17:35; Je 25:6
  11. ^ Ex 20:4; Le 26:1; De 4:16, 23; 27:15
  12. ^ Ac 17:29
  13. ^ Ex 23:24; Da 3:18; 1Co 10:14
  14. ^ Ex 34:14; De 4:24; Jos 24:19; Is 42:8; Na 1:2; Mt 4:10
  15. ^ Ex 20:5; 34:7; 1Ki 21:29; Mt 23:35
  16. ^ Ex 20:6; Je 32:18; Da 9:4; Ro 11:28
  17. ^ Ex 20:7; 22:28; Le 19:12
  18. ^ Le 24:16
  19. ^ Ex 16:23; 20:8; 31:13
  20. ^ Ex 20:9; 23:12; 34:21
  21. ^ Ex 16:29
  22. ^ Ne 13:15
  23. ^ Ex 20:10; 23:12; Le 24:22
  24. ^ De 10:17; Ro 2:11; Eph 6:9
  25. ^ De 15:15; 24:18
  26. ^ Ex 6:6; De 4:34; Is 63:12
  27. ^ Ex 31:17
  28. ^ Ex 21:15; Le 19:3; De 27:16; Pr 1:8; Mr 7:10
  29. ^ Ex 20:12; Eph 6:3
  30. ^ Ge 9:6; Ex 20:13; Nu 35:21; Mt 5:21; Ro 13:9
  31. ^ Ex 20:14; Pr 6:32; 1Co 6:18; Heb 13:4
  32. ^ Ex 20:15; Le 19:11; Pr 30:9; 1Co 6:10; Eph 4:28
  33. ^ Ex 20:16; 23:1; Le 19:16; De 19:16; Pr 6:19; 19:5
  34. ^ 2Sa 11:3; Mt 5:28
  35. ^ Ex 20:17; 1Ki 21:4; Lu 12:15; Ro 7:7
  36. ^ Ex 19:9, 18; De 4:12
  37. ^ Ex 24:12; 31:18; De 4:13
  38. ^ Ex 20:18; Heb 12:18
  39. ^ Ex 19:18; 24:17; De 4:36
  40. ^ De 4:33
  41. ^ Heb 12:29
  42. ^ Ex 20:19; De 18:16; Ac 7:38; Ga 3:19
  43. ^ De 4:33; 5:5; Ps 29:4; 1Th 1:9
  44. ^ Ex 20:19; Heb 12:19
  45. ^ De 18:17
  46. ^ De 10:12; Jb 28:28; Pr 1:7; Mt 10:28; 1Pe 2:17
  47. ^ Pr 4:4; 7:2; Ec 12:13; Is 48:18; 1Jo 5:3
  48. ^ Ps 19:11; Jm 1:25
  49. ^ De 4:45; 6:1; Eze 20:11; Ml 4:4; Ga 3:19
  50. ^ De 6:3, 25; 8:1
  51. ^ De 12:32; Jos 1:7; Pr 4:27
  52. ^ De 10:12; Je 7:23
  53. ^ De 4:40; 12:28; Pr 19:16; Ro 10:5

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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