Ten Commandments

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Etymology

A translation of Biblical Hebrew עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים‎ ('aséret had'varím, “the ten utterances”), from Exodus 34:28 and elsewhere in the Bible.

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Ten Commandments

  1. A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given to Moses on Mount Sinai inscribed on two stone tablets.

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See also

  • Nine Commandments (“Ennealogue”)
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