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Exodus 20:14

In Exodus 20 of Exodus.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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לֹ֖אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִּנְאָֽףtinafcommit adulteryנָאַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commit adultery”, an unfinished actionH5003to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatizeadulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(20-13) Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thou dost not commit adultery.

World English Bible

“You shall not commit adultery.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(20-13) Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not steal.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ κλέψεις.

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  • James 2:11James 2:11 · King James VersionFor he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.James 2:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

  • Luke 18:20Luke 18:20 · King James VersionThou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.Luke 18:20 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

  • Mark 10:19Mark 10:19 · King James VersionThou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.Mark 10:19 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

  • Matthew 19:18Matthew 19:18 · King James VersionHe saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,Matthew 19:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

  • Matthew 5:27Matthew 5:27 · King James VersionYe have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:Matthew 5:27 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

  • Romans 13:9Romans 13:9 · King James VersionFor this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Romans 13:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

See Also

  • Romans 7:3Romans 7:3 · King James VersionSo then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.Romans 7:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

  • Hebrews 13:4Hebrews 13:4 · King James VersionMarriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Hebrews 13:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  • Romans 7:2–3Romans 7:2 · King James VersionFor the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.Romans 7:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

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