The Declaration: 0. אנכי יהוה אלהיך אשר הוצאתיך מארץ מצרים מבית עבדים׃ 20:2 "I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (same as א, this is unspoken, a declaration, the first before the first commandment, a reminder of whom taking precedence rather than what) 1. לא יהיה־לך אלהים אחרים על־פני׃ 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me. (in relation to declaration 0 - gods as in lesser gods, godlike figures, stars, heavens or creations of יהוה) 2. פסל וכל־תמונה אשר בשמים ממעל ואשר בארץ מתחת ואשר במים מתחת לארץ׃ 20:4 "You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: (in relation to commandment 1 - not even an image of gods or creation itself) 3. לא תשא את־שם־יהוה אלהיך לשוא כי לא ינקה יהוה את אשר־ישא את־ שמו לשוא: 20:7 "You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. (vain as in worthless, hollow, meaningless, result-less) 4. זכור את־יום השבת לקדשו׃ 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (a literal day of rest, a day of the week, modern day "Saturday" in both Hebrew and Gregorian calendars) 5. כבד את־אביך ואת־אמך למען יארכון ימיך על האדמה אשר־יהוה אלהיך נתן לך׃ 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. (honor as in treat with respect, admiration and special recognition - result of long physical life) 6. לא תרצח׃ 20:13 "You shall not murder. (unlawful killing - not all killing is murder - יהוה kills throughout scripture) https://apholt.com/2015/03/17/thou-shalt-not-kill-vs-thou-shalt-not-murder/ 7. לא תנאף׃ 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery. [intercourse between a married woman (or prostitute / stray) and a man not her husband] 8. לא תגנב׃ 20:15 "You shall not steal. (incorrectly translated? no kidnapping?) 9. לא־תענה ברעך עד שקר׃ 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (don't slander or lie) 10. לא תחמד בית רעך לא־תחמד אשת רעך ועבדו ואמתו ושורו וחמרו וכל אשר לרעך: 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's." (don't wish you had or take for yourself that which belongs to someone else)