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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםspokeוַיְדַבֵּרallאֵת כָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords,הַדְּבָרִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר
Exodus 20:1
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Exodus 20:1, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
Translation note
What follows are the commandments that the Bible calls “the ten words” (Exodus 34:28). They are repeated in Deuteronomy 5:6-21.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2“I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves.