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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

The ten commandments of Communal living!

Traditions:
The Ten Commandments
LXX P S T A C L R Main article Exodus 20:1-17 Deuteronomy 5:4-21
1 1 (1) I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 2[20] 6[20]
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Thou shalt have no other gods before me 3[21] 7[21]
2 2 1 2 1 1 2 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image 4–6[22] 8–10[23]
3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain 7[24] 11[24]
4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy 8–11[25] 12–15[26]
5 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 Honour thy father and thy mother 12[27] 16[28]
6 7 5 6 5 5 5 6 Thou shalt not kill 13[29] 17[29]
7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 Thou shalt not commit adultery 14[30] 18[31]
8 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 Thou shalt not steal 15[32] 19[33]
9 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 16[34] 20[35]
10 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's house) 17a[36] 21b[37]
10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's wife) 17b[38] 21a[39]
10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's servants, animals, or anything else) 17c[40] 21c[41]
10 Ye shall erect these stones which I command thee upon Mount Gerizim 17d (Samaritan) 21d (Samaritan)
  • All scripture quotes above are from the King James Version. Click on verses at top of columns for other versions.
Alan Dershowitz stated "Literally read, the Decalogue includes 19 different commands and prohibitions."[42]

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