Deuteronomy 5

A repetition of ten commandments of God with a preface thereunto verse 1 &c. of the terror and peoples request that they might not hear gods voice so any more but God spake unto them by Moseh 22 the Lord conteseth thereunto 30 Exhortation to obedience 32.

1. And Moseh called all Israel and said unto them hear Israel the statutes and judgments which I speak before your ears this day that ye may keep them and observe to do them.

2. The LORD our God made a covenant with us [see Genesis 15 on verse 18 so above chapter 4.23] at Horeb [see above chapter 1 on verse 2.]

3. The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers [to wit as it was revealed to the Israelites with all its circumstances and particulars law and had by the grace of God ordered their religion and worship of god according unto it by fathers here is meant Abraham Isaac Jacob and other Godly Patriarchs who were all of them dead when God revealed this whole law unto Israel in the wilderness upon mount Sinai or Horeb some understand this of the fathers that perished in the wilderness had broken the covenant of God and had made themselves altogether unworthy of it] but with us we are all here alive this day.

4. The Lord talked with ye face to face [that is very familiarly as when one friend talketh with another mouth to mouth very freely its spoken in respect with God after the manner of men see Exodus 33:11 Numbers 12:8 and below chapter 34.10 compare also Numbers 14:14] on the mount out of the midst of fire.

5. I stood between the LORD and between ye at that time to make known unto ye the word of the Lord so ye were afraid of the fire and went not up into the mount saying:

6. I am the Lord thy God brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage [Heb. Out of the house of the servants and bondmen and so constantly compare this repetition of the law the first publishing of it Exodus 20:2&c. and see below verse 12.]

7. Thou shalt have none other gods before my face.

8. Thou shalt not make thee any carved image nor any like of that which is in heaven above or that which is on the earth beneath or that which is in water under the earth.

9. Thou shalt not bow down thyself before them nor serve them for I the LORD thy God I am jealous God [see above chapter 4 on verse 24] who visit the offence [or iniquity] of the fathers upon the children and upon the third and upon the forth member [Heb. Upon the third and upon the forth] of them that hate me:

10. And shew mercy [or exercise shew bounty kindness favor] unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

11. Thou shalt not use [Heb. Take to wit into thy mouth as Psalms 50:16 or take up] the name of the LORD thy God vainly [others falsely] for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who useth his name vainly.

12. Keep the Sabbath day to hallow it according as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee [these words as also some other in verse 14,15,16 Moseh added here by way of exposition over above the words that are recorded Exodus 20 as likewise be here omitted which are recorded in Exodus.]

13. Six days thou shalt labor and do all thy work.

14. But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God then thou shalt do not work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter nor thy men-servant nor thy exe nor thy ass nor thy cattle nor thy stranger that is in thy gates that is men-servants and thy maid servants may rest according as thou.

15. For thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence by a strong hand and by a stretched out arm therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day.

16. Honor thy father and mother according as the LORD thy God commanded thee that thy days may be prolonged [others that they may be prolonged thy days they to wit father and mother by prayer or blessing] and that it may go well with thee in the land which the LORD thy God shall give thee.

17. Thou shalt not kill.

18. Neither shalt thy commit adultery.

19. Neither shalt thou steal.

20. Neither shalt thou speak [others answer witness] false witness against thy neighbor.

21. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbors wife neither shalt thy covet thy neighbors house [Exodus 20:17 the neighbors house is put before wife to shew that this is but one commandment] nor his field nor his men servant nor his maid servant nor his oxe nor his ass nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

22. These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly on the mountain on the midst of the fire of the cloud and of the thick darkness with a great voice added nothing thereto [that is he spake no more unto all the people but he delivered the other law statutes unto Moseh in private] and he wrote them upon two tables of stones and delivered them unto me.

23. And it came to pass when he heard that voice out of the midst of darkness and the mountain did burn with fire then ye came unto me all the heads of your tribes and you’re eldest.

24. and I said behold the LORD our God hath caused us to see his glory and his greatness and we have heard his voice out of the midst of fire we have seen this day that God doth talk with man and that he [to wit man] remaineth alive.

25. But now why should we die?[intimating that it was a great miracle that they remained alive but would not willingly undergo that danger again compare Genesis 16 on verse 13 and Judges 6 on verse 22] for his great fire will consume us if we should go on to hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer then we should die.

26. For who is there for all flesh? [That is that man is there see Genesis 6 on verse 12] that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have and hath continued alive? [See above chapter 4 on verse 33 Judges 13:22.]

27. Go thou now and hear the LORD our God shall say and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee and we will hear it and do it.

28. Now when the LORD heard the voice of your words when ye spake unto me then the LORD said unto me I have heard the voice of the words of these people which they have spoken unto thee which it is all good that they have spoken [Heb. They have done well or made good all that they have spoken.]

29. Oh that they had such a heart to fear me and keep all my commandments at all days or times [Heb. Who shall give that they may have this heart of theirs &c. its an human kind of wish that is here as elsewhere often used of God to shew that such an heart is acceptable unto him as men are wont to long or wish for things that are pleasing and acceptable unto them otherwise God is almighty doing whatsoever he will and not subject to any such passion or affection compare Judges 9:29 2 Samuel 18:33 Job 6:8 and 11.5 &c.] That it might go well with them and with their children forever.

30. Go and say unto them return unto your rests.

31. But thou stand here by me that I may speak unto thee all the commandments and the statutes and the judgments [concerning these three immediately following each other according to the opinion of the most interpreters first of them signifieth the moral law the second the ceremonial law and the third he judicial laws] which thou shalt teach them that they may do them in the land which I shall give them to inherit it.

32. Observe then to do according as the LORD your God hath commanded you turn not aside to the right hand or to the left [that is in no wise by no means as below chapter 28.14.]

33. Ye shall go in all the way [see Genesis 18 on verse 19] which the LORD your God commanded ye that ye may live and that it may go well with ye and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall inherit.