Exodus 20:14

“You shall not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew

With the Hebrew beneath

You shall notלֹאcommit adultery.תִּנְאָף

Jesus quotes the commandment against adultery (also Deuteronomy 5:18).

Formula: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη “you have heard that it was said” (Matthew 5:27)

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Greek of the New Testament: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη Οὐ μοιχεύσεις

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּנְאָף

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

commit adulteryתִּנְאָףtinaf

commit adultery

To sleep with another's spouse.

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Quotation · Matthew 5:27

Jesus quotes the commandment against adultery (also Deuteronomy 5:18).

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Exodus 20:14

¹⁴You shall not commit adultery.

²⁷“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

13You shall not murder.

14 · This verse (above)

15You shall not steal.