Targum Onkelos Exodus · chapter 20

Tap any Aramaic word to trace it to its Jastrow dictionary entry.

1. 1

   וּמַלִיל יְיָ יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין לְמֵימָר:

   And God spoke all these words:

2. 2

   אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ דִי אַפֵּיקְתָּךְ מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עַבְדוּתָא:

   “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3. 3

   לָא יְהֵי לָךְ אֱלָהּ אָחֳרָן בַּר מִנִי:

   You shall have no other gods before Me.

4. 4

   לָא תַעְבֵּד לָךְ צֶלֶם וְכָל דְמוּת דִי בִשְׁמַיָא מִלְעֵלָא וְדִי בְאַרְעָא מִלְרָע וְדִי בְמַיָא מִלְרַע לְאַרְעָא:

   You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

5. 5

   לָא תִסְגֻד לְהוֹן וְלָא תִפְלְחִנוּן אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ אֵל קַנָא מַסְעַר חוֹבֵי אֲבָהָן עַל בְּנִין מָרָדִין עַל דַר תְּלִיתַי וְעַל דַר רְבִיעַי לְשָׂנְאָי כַּד מְשַׁלְמִין בְּנַיָא לְמֶחֱטֵי בָּתַר אֲבָהָתְהוֹן:

   You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6. 6

   וְעָבֵד טִּיבוּ לְאַלְפֵי דָרִין לְרַחֲמַי וּלְנָטְרֵי פִקוֹדָי:

   but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7. 7

   לָא תֵימֵי יָת שְׁמָא דַיְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לְמַגָנָא אֲרֵי לָא יִזַכֵּי יְיָ יָת דִיֵימֵי בִשְׁמֵהּ לְשִׁקְרָא:

   You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8. 8

   הֲוֵי דְכִיר יָת יוֹמָא דְשַׁבְּתָא לְקַדָשׁוּתֵהּ:

   Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

9. 9

   שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין תִּפְלָח וְתַעְבֵּד כָּל עִבִדְתָּךְ:

   Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10. 10

    וְיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה שַׁבְּתָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לָא תַעְבֵּד כָּל עִבִדְתָּא אַתְּ וּבְרָךְ וּבְרַתָּךְ עַבְדָךְ וְאַמְתָךְ וּבְעִירָךְ וְגִיוֹרָךְ דִי בְקִרְוָךְ:

    but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work— neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

11. 11

    אֲרֵי שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין עֲבַד יְיָ יָת שְׁמַיָא וְיָת אַרְעָא יָת יַמָא וְיָת כָּל דִי בְהוֹן וְנָח בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה עַל כֵּן בָּרִיךְ יְיָ יָת יוֹמָא דְשַׁבְּתָא וְקַדְשֵׁהּ:

    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

12. 12

    יַקַר יָת אָבוּךְ וְיָת אִמָךְ בְּדִיל דְיוֹרְכוּן יוֹמָיךְ עַל אַרְעָא דַיְיָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵב לָךְ:

    Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

13. 13

    לָא תִקְטוֹל נְפָשׁ לָא תְגוּף לָא תִגְנוּב לָא תַסְהֵד בְּחַבְרָךְ סַהֲדוּתָא דְשִׁקְרָא:

    You shall not murder.

14. 14

    לָא תַחְמֵד בֵּית חַבְרָךְ לָא תַחְמֵד אִתַּת חַבְרָךְ וְעַבְדֵהּ וְאַמְתֵהּ וְתוֹרֵהּ וַחֲמָרֵהּ וְכֹל דִי לְחַבְרָךְ:

    You shall not commit adultery.

15. 15

    וְכָל עַמָא חָזָן יָת קָלַיָא וְיָת בָּעוֹרַיָא וְיָת קַל שׁוֹפָרָא וְיָת טוּרָא תָּנֵן וַחֲזָא עַמָא וְזָעוּ וְקָמוּ מֵרָחִיק:

    You shall not steal.

16. 16

    וַאֲמָרוּ לְמשֶׁה מַלֵל אַתְּ עִמָנָא וּנְקַבֵּל וְלָא יִתְמַלֵל עִמָנָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ דִילְּמָא נְמוּת:

    You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17. 17

    וַאֲמַר משֶׁה לְעַמָא לָא תִדְחֲלוּן אֲרֵי בְּדִיל לְנַסָאָה יָתְכוֹן אִתְגְלִי לְכוֹן יְקָרָא דַיְיָ וּבְדִיל דִתְהֵי דַחַלְתֵּהּ עַל אַפֵּיכוֹן בְּדִיל דְלָא תְחוּבוּן:

    You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18. 18

    וְקָם עַמָא מֵרָחִיק וּמשֶׁה קָרֵב לְצַד אַמִיטְּתָא דִתַמָן יְקָרָא דַיְיָ:

    When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

19. 19

    וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה כִּדְנַן תֵּימַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתּוּן חֲזִיתּוּן אֲרֵי מִן שְׁמַיָא מַלֵילִית עִמְכוֹן:

    “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

20. 20

    לָא תַעְבְּדוּן קֳדָמָי דַחֲלָן דִכְסַף וְדַחֲלָן דִדְהַב לָא תַעְבְּדוּן לְכוֹן:

    “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

21. 21

    מַדְבַּח אַדְמְתָא תַּעְבֵּד קֳדָמַי וּתְהֵי דַבָּח עֲלוֹהִי יָת עֲלָוָתָךְ וְיָת נְכַס קוּדְשָׁךְ מִן עָנָךְ וּמִן תּוֹרָךְ בְּכָל אַתְרָא דִי אַשְׁרֵי יָת שְׁכִנְתִּי לְתַמָן אֶשְׁלַח בִּרְכְּתִי לָךְ וֶאֱבָרֵכִנָךְ:

    And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

22. 22

    וְאִם מַדְבַּח אַבְנִין תַּעְבֵּד קֳדָמַי לָא תִבְנֵי יָתְהוֹן פְּסִילָן לָא תְרִים חַרְבָּךְ עֲלַהּ וּתְחַלְלִנַהּ:

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

23. 23

    וְלָא תִסַק בְּדַרְגִין עַל מַדְבְּחִי דְלָא תִתְגְלֵי עֶרְיְתָךְ עֲלוֹהִי:

    You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

24. 24

    (The original for this passage is being added.)

    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

25. 25

    (The original for this passage is being added.)

    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

26. 26

    (The original for this passage is being added.)

    And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’[’’]