¹⁷Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house; neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

¹⁸And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,

¹⁹Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

²⁰And Moses said to the people: Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.

²¹And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

²²And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

²³You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.

²⁴You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee.

²⁵And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled.

²⁶Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.

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