# Deuteronomy 5.18

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**Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 16. Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. 17. Thou shalt not kill.
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> **18. Neither shalt thou commit adultery.**
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> 19. Neither shalt thou steal. 20. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Deuteronomy 5:16-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 16. “Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. 17. “You shall not murder.
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> **18. “You shall not commit adultery.**
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> 19. “You shall not steal. 20. “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (Deuteronomy 5:16-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 16. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 17. Thou shalt not kill.
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> **18. Neither shalt thou commit adultery.**
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> 19. Neither shalt thou steal. 20. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Deuteronomy 5:16-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 16. 'Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee. 17. 'Thou dost not murder.
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> **18. 'Thou dost not commit adultery.**
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> 19. 'Thou dost not steal. 20. 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour, a false testimony. (Deuteronomy 5:16-20, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/), via [Deuteronomy 5.6-21](/codex/deuteronomy-5-6-21/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.