- Exodus 19:20
וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה עַל־הַר סִינַי אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיִּקְרָא יְהֹוָה לְמֹשֶׁה אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה׃
GOD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and GOD called Moses to the top of the mountain and Moses went up.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְגְּלִי יְיָ עַל טוּרָא דְּסִינַי לְרֵישׁ טוּרָא וּקְרָא יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה לְרֵישׁ טוּרָא וּסְלֵיק מֹשֶׁה׃
Adonoy descended [became revealed] on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and Adonoy called to Moshe to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moshe went up.
- Exodus 19:21
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רֵד הָעֵד בָּעָם פֶּן־יֶהֶרְסוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה לִרְאוֹת וְנָפַל מִמֶּנּוּ רָב׃
GOD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people not to break through to GOD to gaze, lest many of them perish.
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה חוֹת אַסְהֵיד בְּעַמָּא דִּלְמָא יְפַגְּרוּן קֳדָם יְיָ לְמִחְזֵי וְיִפּוֹל מִנְּהוֹן סַגִּי׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Go down and warn the people lest they break through [the boundary] toward [before] [the Presence of] Adonoy in order to see; and many [of them] will die.
- Exodus 19:22
וְגַם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַנִּגָּשִׁים אֶל־יְהֹוָה יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ פֶּן־יִפְרֹץ בָּהֶם יְהֹוָה׃
The priests also, who come near GOD, must stay pure, lest GOD break out against them.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַף כָּהֲנַיָּא דְּקָרִיבִין לְשַׁמָּשָׁא קֳדָם יְיָ יִתְקַדְּשׁוּן דִּלְמָא יִקְטוֹל בְּהוֹן יְיָ׃
Even the kohanim who [usually] come near to [serve before] Adonoy’s Presence, must be sanctified, lest Adonoy send destruction among [kill] them.”
- Exodus 19:23
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה לֹא־יוּכַל הָעָם לַעֲלֹת אֶל־הַר סִינָי כִּי־אַתָּה הַעֵדֹתָה בָּנוּ לֵאמֹר הַגְבֵּל אֶת־הָהָר וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ׃
But Moses said to GOD, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us saying, ‘Set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it.’”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ לָא יִכּוֹל עַמָּא לְמִסַּק לְטוּרָא דְּסִינָי אֲרֵי אַתְּ אַסְהֵידְתְּ בַּנָא לְמֵימַר תַּחֵים יָת טוּרָא וְקַדֵּישְׁהִי׃
Moshe said to [before] Adonoy, “The people can not go up to Mount Sinai, for You have warned us saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain and sanctify it.’”
- Exodus 19:24
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת אֶל־יְהֹוָה פֶּן־יִפְרׇץ־בָּם׃
So GOD said to him, “Go down, and come back together with Aaron; but let not the priests or the people break through to come up to GOD—who would break out against them.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ יְיָ אִיזֵיל חוֹת וְתִסַּק אַתְּ וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְכָהֲנַיָּא וְעַמָּא לָא יְפַגְּרוּן לְמִסַּק לִקְדָם יְיָ דִּלְמָא יִקְטוֹל בְּהוֹן׃
Adonoy said to him, “Go down. You will then come up [again], along with Aharon. The kohanim and the people, [however,] must not break through to go up toward [before] [the Presence of] Adonoy, lest He send destruction among [kill] them.”
- Exodus 19:25
וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם׃
And Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְחַת מֹשֶׁה לְוָת עַמָּא וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן׃
Moshe went down to the people, and he said [this] to them.
- Exodus 20:1
וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹהִים אֵת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר׃
God spoke all these words, saying:
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין לְמֵימַר׃
Elohim spoke all these words, saying:
- Exodus 20:2
אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִ͏ים׃
I the ETERNAL am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage:
Targum Onkelos
אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ דְּאַפֵּיקְתָּךְ מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עַבְדּוּתָא:
I am Adonoy, your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves [slavery].
- Exodus 20:3
לֹא־יִהְיֶ͏ה־לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל־פָּנָ͏ַי׃
You shall have no other gods besides Me.
Targum Onkelos
לָא יִהְוֵי לָךְ אֱלָהּ אָחֳרָן בָּר מִנִּי׃
You must not have any other gods before My Presence [besides Me].
- Exodus 20:4
לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂה־לְךָ פֶסֶל ׀ וְכׇל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם ׀ מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּ͏ַחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם ׀ מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ׃
You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image, or any likeness of what is in the heavens above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תַעֲבֵיד לָךְ צֵילַם וְכָל דְּמוּ דְּבִשְׁמַיָּא מִלְּעֵילָא וְדִבְאַרְעָא מִלְּרַע וְדִבְמַיָּא מִלְּרַע לְאַרְעָא׃
You must not make for yourself any carved image, or picture of anything that is in the heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the water below the earth.
- Exodus 20:5
לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם וְלֹא תׇעׇבְדֵם כִּי אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵל קַנָּא פֹּקֵד עֲוֺן אָבֹת עַל־בָּנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים לְשֹׂנְאָי׃
You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I the ETERNAL your God am an impassioned God, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generations of those who reject Me,
Targum Onkelos
לָא תִסְגּוֹד לְהוֹן וְלָא תִפְלְחִנִּין אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ אֵל קַנָּא מַסְעַר חוֹבֵי אֲבָהָן עַל בְּנִין מָרָדִין עַל דָּר תְּלִיתַאי וְעַל דָּר רְבִיעַאי לְסָנְאָי כַּד מַשְׁלְמִין בְּנַיָּא לְמִחְטֵי בָתַר אֲבָהָתְהוֹן׃
You must not prostrate yourself to them, and you must not worship them. For I, Adonoy your God, am a jealous Almighty. I am cognizant of the sins of fathers for [their] [rebellious] children, to the third and fourth [generations] of My enemies [when the children complete the sinning after their fathers].
- Exodus 20:6
וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד לַאֲלָפִים לְאֹהֲבַי וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֺתָי׃
but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָבֵיד טֵיבוּ לְאַלְפֵי דָרִין לְרָחֲמַי וּלְנָטְרֵי פִקּוֹדָי׃
But I do [acts of] loving kindness [goodness] for thousands [of generations] to those who love Me and preserve My commandments.
- Exodus 20:7
לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת־שֵׁם־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהֹוָה אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא׃
You shall not swear falsely by the name of the ETERNAL your God; for GOD will not clear one who swears falsely by that name.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תֵימֵי בִּשְׁמָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ לְמַגָּנָא אֲרֵי לָא יְזַכֵּי יְיָ יָת דְּיֵימֵי בִשְׁמֵיהּ לְשִׁקְרָא׃
Do not take [swear in] the Name of Adonoy, your God in vain. For Adonoy will not acquit the one who takes [swears in] His Name in vain [falsely].
- Exodus 20:8
זָכוֹר אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ׃
Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.
Targum Onkelos
הֱוִי דְּכִיר יָת יוֹמָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא לְקַדָּשׁוּתֵיהּ׃
Remember the Shabbos day to sanctify it.
- Exodus 20:9
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וְעָשִׂיתָ כׇּֿל־מְלַאכְתֶּךָ׃
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Targum Onkelos
שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין תִּפְלַח וְתַעֲבֵיד כָּל עֲבִידְתָךְ׃
You may work six days, and do all your work.
- Exodus 20:10
וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת ׀ לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂה כׇל־מְלָאכָה אַתָּה ׀ וּבִנְךָ͏־וּבִתֶּךָ עַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ וּבְהֶמְתֶּךָ וְגֵרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃
but the seventh day is a sabbath of the ETERNAL your God: you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, or your cattle, or the stranger who is within your settlements.
Targum Onkelos
וְיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה שַׁבְּתָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לָא תַעֲבֵיד כָּל עֲבִידָא אַתְּ וּבְרָךְ וּבְרַתָּךְ עַבְדָּךְ וְאַמְתָּךְ וּבְעִירָךְ וְגִיּוֹרָךְ דִּבְקִרְוָךְ׃
But the seventh day is Shabbos to [before] Adonoy, your God. You must not do any manner of work—you, your son, your daughter, your slave, your maid, your animal, and the foreigner within your gates.
- Exodus 20:11
כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת־יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם וַיָּנַח בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי עַל־כֵּן בֵּרַךְ יְהֹוָה אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ׃
For in six days GOD made heaven and earth and sea—and all that is in them—and then rested on the seventh day; therefore GOD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין עֲבַד יְיָ יָת שְׁמַיָּא וְיָת אַרְעָא יָת יַמָּא וְיָת כָּל דִּבְהוֹן וְנָח בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה עַל כֵּן בָּרֵיךְ יְיָ יָת יוֹמָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא וְקַדְּשֵׁיהּ׃
For in six days Adonoy made the heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day. Therefore Adonoy blessed the Shabbos and made it holy.
- Exodus 20:12
כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ׃
Honor your father and your mother, that you may long endure on the land that your ETERNAL God is assigning to you.
Targum Onkelos
יַקַּר יָת אֲבוּךְ וְיָת אִמָּךְ בְּדִיל דְּיֵירְכוּן יוֹמָךְ עַל אַרְעָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵיב לָךְ׃
Honor your father and your mother so that your days may be lengthened upon the land that Adonoy, your God, is giving you.
- Exodus 20:13
לֹא תִּֿרְצָ͏ח׃ לֹא תִּֿנְאָ͏ף׃ לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב׃ לֹא־תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר׃
You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תִקְטוּל נְפַשׁ לָא תְגוּף לָא תִגְנוּב לָא תַסְהֵיד בְּחַבְרָךְ סָהֲדוּתָא דְּשִׁקְרָא׃
Do not commit murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal [by kidnapping human beings]. Do not testify as a false witness [testimony] against your neighbor.
- Exodus 20:14
לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ לֹא־תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ׃
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house: you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox or donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תַחְמֵיד בֵּית חַבְרָךְ לָא תַחְמֵיד אִתַּת חַבְרָךְ וְעַבְדֵּיהּ וְאַמְתֵּיהּ וְתוֹרֵיהּ וּחְמָרֵיהּ וְכֹל דִּלְחַבְרָךְ׃
Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his slave, his maid, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.