Exodus 20:1-17
looking at the main word in Hebrew, Greek, Latin and English
| Hebrew | Greek | Latin | Modern English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not have any "gods" before me | Elohim | Theos | Deus | Deities, Judges |
| You shall not make for yourselves an "engraved image" / likeness of anything in heaven on earth or in water to worship them | pesel | eidolon | sculptile | Visible Idols, likenesses |
| You shall not take the name of the Lord your God "in vain" | shawv | mataios | vanum | Sham, Empty |
| Remember the "Sabbath", the seventh day to keep it holy i.e. separate | shabbawth | sabbaton | sabbatum | Rest Day |
| "Honour" your father and your mother that you may live long on the land | kabad | timao | honora | Highly Value |
| You shall not "kill" i.e. cause an innocent person to "fall" (in death) | ra-tsakh | phoneuo | occides | Murder |
| You shall not "commit adultery" (engage in sex outside marriage contract) | na-aph | moicheuo, porneia-casual sex | moechaberis, fornicatio | Alter (corrupt), Muck up, Be untrue |
| You shall not "steal" (engage in klepto, furtive action) | ga-nav | klepto | facies furtum | Thief, shoplifter |
| You shall not bear "false witness" against your neighbour | she-kehr ed | pseudo-martyreo | falsum testimonium | sham testimony |
| You shall not "covet" your neighbour's wife, servants, possessions, etc | kha-mad | epithumeo, pleonektes-having more | concupisces | Earnest desire for what is another's, cupidity, idolatry Colossians 3:5 |