Deuteronomy 5:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

Deuteronomy 5:16

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But the seventh day {is} the sabbath of the LORD thy God: {in it} thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that {is} within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and {that} the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

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Deuteronomy 5:1

"And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. {keep...: Heb. keep to do them}"

Deuteronomy 5:2

"The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."

Deuteronomy 5:3

"The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, {even} us, who {are} all of us here alive this day."

Deuteronomy 5:4

"The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"

Deuteronomy 5:5

"(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"

Deuteronomy 5:6

"I {am} the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}"

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