Deuteronomy 5:7

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

In Context

6I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

8Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, even any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

Deuteronomy 11:16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23

6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →

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