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Deuteronomy 5:12

Deuteronomy 5:12
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt,.... Even a bondservant; for Egypt was an house of bondage, and there the Israelites were made to serve in hard bondage; of which they are…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Deuteronomy 5:6-21

Compare Exo. 20 and notes. Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats them, with a certain measure of freedom and adaptation. Our…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 5:6-22

Here is the repetition of the ten commandments, in which observe, 1. Though they had been spoken before, and written, yet they are again rehearsed; for precept must be upon precept, and line upon…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The Fourth Commandment as in Exo 20:8-11 with the following differences:

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