Deu 5:16-20 | NETfull | STEP | Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 5:16-20

16 Honor ^{▼▼ The imperative here means, literally, “regard as heavy” (כַּבֵּד, kabbed). The meaning is that great importance must be ascribed to parents by their children.} your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he ^{▼▼ Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “He” in 5:3.} is about to give you. 17 You must not murder. ^{▼▼ Traditionally “kill” (so KJV, ASV, RSV, NAB). The verb here (רָצַח, ratsakh) is generic for homicide but in the OT both killing in war and capital punishment were permitted and even commanded (Deut 13:5, 9; 20:13, 16–17), so the technical meaning here is “murder.”} 18 You must not commit adultery. 19 You must not steal. 20 You must not offer false testimony against another. ^{▼▼ Heb “your neighbor.” Clearly this is intended generically, however, and not to be limited only to those persons who live nearby (frequently the way “neighbor” is understood in contemporary contexts). So also in v. 20.}