# Exodus 20.14 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 12. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. 13. Thou shalt not kill. > > **14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.** > > 15. Thou shalt not steal. 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Exodus 20:12-16, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 12. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. 13. “You shall not murder. > > **14. “You shall not commit adultery.** > > 15. “You shall not steal. 16. “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:12-16, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 12. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 13. Thou shalt not kill. > > **14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.** > > 15. Thou shalt not steal. 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Exodus 20:12-16, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 12. 'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee. 13. 'Thou dost not murder. > > **14. 'Thou dost not commit adultery.** > > 15. 'Thou dost not steal. 16. 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony. (Exodus 20:12-16, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Atheism Moral Neutrality Failure](/codex/atheism-moral-neutrality-failure/), via [Exodus 20.1-17](/codex/exodus-20-1-17/) - [OT Atrocities Descriptive vs Prescriptive Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-atrocities-descriptive-vs-prescriptive-objection-defeater/) - [Rape Only Condemned When Unmarried Objection Defeater](/codex/rape-only-condemned-when-unmarried-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [OT Atrocities Descriptive vs Prescriptive Objection](/codex/ot-atrocities-descriptive-vs-prescriptive-objection/) **Lexicon:** - [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/), via [Exodus 20.1-17](/codex/exodus-20-1-17/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.