Exodus 20:1
And God spoke all these words, saying:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And God spake all these words, saying,
In Context
2I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:33Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Deuteronomy 5:4The LORD spoke with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire —
Deuteronomy 5:22(5-19) These words the LORD spoke unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice, and it went on no more. And He wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:1
All things being prepared for the solemn promulgation of the divine law, we have, in this chapter, I. The ten commandments, as God himself spoke them upon Mount Sinai ( ver. 1-17 ), as remarkable a portion of scripture as any in the Old Testament. II. The impressions made upon the people thereby, ver. 18-21 . III. Some particular instructions which God gave privately to Moses, to be by him communicated to the people, relating to his worship, ver. 22 , &c. Read the whole commentary →