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Connecting Statement
God continues speaking to Moses.
Honor your father and your mother
This is a command from God to all of the Israelites.
Do not murder
This is a command from God to all of the Israelites.
Do not commit adultery
This is a command from God to all of the Israelites. This could be translated as: “Do not have sexual relations with someone else’s spouse” or “Do not have marital relations with another man’s wife or another woman’s husband.” Be sure to translate this in a way that doesn’t offend or embarrass people. Languages often have an indirect, polite way of saying this, such as: “Do not sleep with.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)
Do not lie
This means: ‘Do not say false things about other people.’