What are the ten commandments of judaism?

Answer 1

The Torah lists two versions of the Jewish ten commandments. here is the version from Exodus:

• I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
• Do not have any other gods before me.
• You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
• You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
• You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
• Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
• Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
• You shall not murder.
• You shall not commit adultery.
• You shall not steal.
• You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Answer 2

To acknowledge the existence of God, who brought us out of Egypt

Not to have or worship idols

Not to use God's name in vain

To keep the Sabbath

To honor our parents

Not to murder

Not to commit adultery

Not to steal

Not to testify falsely

Not to covet

Answer 2

The ten commandments which God gave Moses, written by His own hand, were given on Mount Sinai to Moses the leader of the Israelites, whom he led from slavery in Egypt.

Jews refer to each of the ten commandments by the first few words. I have listed them here (with a rough translation)

1) Anokhi Hashem: I am the Lord your God who took you out of Egypt.

2) Lo Ta'aseh Lekha Pesel: Do not make an idol of what is in the heavens or earth.

3) Lo Tisa: Do not use the Lord's name in vain.

4) Zachor et Shabbat: Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy

5) Kaved et Avikha: Honor your father and your mother

6) Lo Tirtzach: Do not murder

7) Lo Tin'af: Do not commit adultery

8) Lo Tignov: Do not steal

9) Lo Ta'aneh: Do not bear false witness.

10) Lo Tachmod: Do not covet

Note: Jews believe that the Pentateuch actually provides them with a total of 613 commandments and that these ten are just part of that overall group.

Answer 3

There are a couple of issues with the question:

1. The term "Ten Commandments" is an incorrect translation of the original Hebrew which is "Asseret HaDibrot" which actually means 'The Ten Statements'.

2. Jewish refers to the people who follow the religion of Judaism. The language is Hebrew.

This being said, the Ten Statements in their original Hebrew are:

1 אָנֹכִי יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים

לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱ־לֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל פָּנָי 2

לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת שֵׁם יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֵת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂא אֶת שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא 3

זָכוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ 4

כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ 5

לֹא תִּרְצָח 6

לֹא תִּנְאָף 7

לֹא תִּגְנֹב 8

לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר 9

לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ ס לֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ 10

Answer 4

They are the ten commands which God spoke at Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20). God inscribed them in the two Stone Tablets and handed the Tablets to Moses (Exodus 31:18); and they were kept in the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy ch.10).

1) I am the Lord your God....: To believe in God's existence.

2) You shall not recognize the gods of others: The prohibition against idolatry.

3) You shall not use the Name of the Lord your God in vain....: This especially refers to swearing with God's name, an oath that you do not mean to keep or cannot keep.

4) Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy....: Sanctify the day of Shabbat as a day of rest by refraining from work.

5) Honor your father and your mother.

6) You shall not murder.

7) You shall not commit adultery.

8) You shall not steal.

9) Do not testify falsely against your fellow.

10) You shall not covet anything that belongs to your fellow.

Answer 5

First, what is the proper name. The phrase 'The Ten Commandments', although very well known, isn't their actual name. The original Hebrew is 'Aseret HaDibrot' which translates to 'The Ten Statements' or 'The Ten Utterances'. The Ten Statements encompass all 613 mitzvot or guidelines found in the Torah. They form the basis of how Jews are meant to live their lives righteously.

Answer 6

You can read them, in translation, if you can find a Bible, in Exodus 20, and also in

Deuteronomy 5. Some of those texts may even sound familiar to you.

As you read, you'll notice significant differences between the two texts ... the one

in Deuteronomy is far from just a repeat of the one in Exodus. When Jews study

this subject, they learn spiritual, moral, and ethical principles not only from the

texts themselves, but also from the differences between the two, in the context

of the time and place where each was given.

Answer 7

If you are asking how to say ten commandments in Hebrew, it's aseret hadibrot (עשרת הדיברות)

If you are asking what the ten commandments look like in Hebrew:

אָנֹכִי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים, לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל פָּנָי. לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ. לֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם, כִּי אָנֹכִי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵל קַנָּא, פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת עַל בָּנִים עַל שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל רִבֵּעִים לְשׂנְאָי, וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד לַאֲלָפִים לְאֹהֲבַי וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי.

לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת שֵׁם ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא, כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה ה' אֵת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂא אֶת שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא.

זָכוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ. שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וְעָשִׂיתָ כָּל מְלַאכְתֶּךָ, וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לַה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כָל מְלָאכָה אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ עַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ וּבְהֶמְתֶּךָ וְגֵרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ. כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים עָשָׂה ה' אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ, אֶת הַיָּם וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּם, וַיָּנַח בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, עַל כֵּן בֵּרַךְ ה' אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ.

כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ.

לֹא תִרְצַח. לֹא תִנְאָף. לֹא תִגְנֹב. לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר. לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ. לֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ.

Answer 8

They are the ten commands which God spoke at Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20). God inscribed them in the two Stone Tablets and handed the Tablets to Moses (Exodus 31:18); and they were kept in the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy ch.10).

• 1) "Anochi Hashem Elokecha..." (I am the Lord your God....): To believe in God's existence, His concern for the world, His intervention at will in the affairs of the world, and His infinite might.
• 2) "Lo yihyeh lecha ..." (You shall not recognize the gods of others): The prohibition against idolatry.
• 3) "Lo tisa ..." (You shall not use the Name of the Lord your God in vain....): Do not disgrace God's name by using it for no valid purpose. This especially refers to swearing with God's name, an oath that you do not mean to keep or cannot keep.
• 4) "Zachor et yom hashabbat l'kadsho ..." (Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy....): Sanctify the day of Shabbat as a day of rest by refraining from work: creative, purposeful interaction with nature. Treat it as a day of delight, by the recitation of Kiddush, the Shabbat meals, etc.
• 5) "Kabed et avicha v'et imecha..." (Honor your father and your mother...): Revering and honoring one's parents is considered a basic commandment in Judaism from the perspective that there are three partners involved in the creation of a human being: one's parents and God Himself. That is why this Commandment is included with the first five, which are considered to be between Man and his Creator. This is also understood, by extension, to refer to teachers.
• 6) "Lo tirtzach" (You shall not murder): Human beings are created in the "image of God." Certain taking of life is sanctioned by the Torah, as is the case in a milchemet mitzvah; an obligatory war. However, outside of the limited exceptions, the diminution of the "Tzelem Elokim," the "image of God" in the world, is one of the three cardinal crimes, for which one must give up his or her life, rather than violate.
• 7) "Lo tin'af" (You shall not commit adultery): the prohibition of cohabiting with a married woman.
• 8) "Lo tignov" (You shall not steal).
• 9) "Lo taaneh ve'reacha ed shahker" (Do not testify falsely against your neighbor): Giving testimony is a very serious matter in Judaism, because it has the power to directly affect someone else's life.
• 10) "Lo tachmod beit rei'echa..." (You shall not covet anything that belongs to your fellow): This is a matter in which the Torah legislates regarding a person's inner thoughts and feelings. Only a Divine Lawgiver could possibly legislate in this way, for He knows the doings within our minds.

See also: More about the Ten Commandments

Answer 9

They are the ten commands which God spoke at Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20). God inscribed them in the two Stone Tablets and handed the Tablets to Moses (Exodus 31:18); and they were kept in the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy ch.10).

• 1) "Anochi Hashem Elokecha..." (I am the Lord your God....): To believe in God's existence, His concern for the world, His intervention at will in the affairs of the world, and His infinite might.
• 2) "Lo yihyeh lecha ..." (You shall not recognize the gods of others): The prohibition against idolatry.
• 3) "Lo tisa ..." (You shall not use the Name of the Lord your God in vain....): Do not disgrace God's name by using it for no valid purpose. This especially refers to swearing with God's name, an oath that you do not mean to keep or cannot keep.
• 4) "Zachor et yom hashabbat l'kadsho ..." (Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy....): Sanctify the day of Shabbat as a day of rest by refraining from work: creative, purposeful interaction with nature. Treat it as a day of delight, by the recitation of Kiddush, the Shabbat meals, etc.
• 5) "Kabed et avicha v'et imecha..." (Honor your father and your mother...): Revering and honoring one's parents is considered a basic commandment in Judaism from the perspective that there are three partners involved in the creation of a human being: one's parents and God Himself. That is why this Commandment is included with the first five, which are considered to be between Man and his Creator. This is also understood, by extension, to refer to teachers.
• 6) "Lo tirtzach" (You shall not murder): Human beings are created in the "image of God." Certain taking of life is sanctioned by the Torah, as is the case in a milchemet mitzvah; an obligatory war. However, outside of the limited exceptions, the diminution of the "Tzelem Elokim," the "image of God" in the world, is one of the three cardinal crimes, for which one must give up his or her life, rather than violate.
• 7) "Lo tin'af" (You shall not commit adultery): the prohibition of cohabiting with a married woman.
• 8) "Lo tignov" (You shall not steal).
• 9) "Lo taaneh ve'reacha eid sheker" (Do not testify falsely against your fellow): Giving testimony is a very serious matter in Judaism, because it has the power to directly affect someone else's life.
• 10) "Lo tachmod beit rei'echa..." (You shall not covet anything that belongs to your fellow): This is a matter in which the Torah legislates regarding a person's inner thoughts and feelings. Only a Divine Lawgiver could possibly legislate in this way, for He knows the doings within our minds.

See also the Related Link.

Link: More about the Ten Commandments