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The Hebrew text of the Ten Commandments written in the early pictographic script, which was used before 1000 BC.
The 10 Commandments (or Aseret Hadibrot, “The Ten Statements,” in Hebrew) were communicated by G‑d to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai, 50 days after the Exodus from Egypt. The event is known as the Giving of the Torah .
DECALOGUE (The Ten Commandments). The statements of God quoted by Moses in Deuteronomy 5:6–18 are entitled "the ten words, or utterances" (Heb. עֲשֶׂרֶתהַדְּבָרִים aseret ha-devarim ; LXX δέκα ῥήματα [Deut. 4:13], δέκα λόγοι [10:4]).
The Ten Commandments, called עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים (transliterated aséret haddevarím) in Biblical Hebrew, are mentioned at Exodus 34:28, [4] Deuteronomy 4:13 [5] and Deuteronomy 10:4. [6] In all sources, the terms are translatable as "the ten words", "the ten sayings", or "the ten matters". [7]
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS are a special set of spiritual axioms (laws) that the LORD Himself wrote on two stone tablets (luchot) that Moses brought down from Mount Sinai (Exod. 31:18). In the Scriptures these axioms are called aseret ha'devarim (עשׂרת הדברים) the "ten words" or "ten declarations" (see Exod. 34:28, Deut. 4:13 and Deut. 10:4).
25 lip 2023 · The Decalogue: Ten Commandments or Ten Statements? The Hebrew term for the Decalogue is עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים aseret hadevarim. The word דבר davar is one of the most common nouns in biblical Hebrew, and can mean “word,” “thing,” “statement,” and even “commandment.” What does it mean in this context? Prof. Marc Zvi Brettler. , Prof. Jed Wyrick. Cite.
The Ten Commandments are the first ten of the 613 commandments given by God to the Jewish people. They form the foundation of Jewish ethics, behavior and responsibility. These commandments are mentioned in order twice in the Torah - once each in the Book of Exodus and the Book of Deuteronomy.
