and — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeאֵ֛ת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)כָּל
kôl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeהָאֵ֖לֶּה
Hebrew calls these the "Ten Words" (aseret ha-dvarim), not the Ten Commandments - and the distinction matters. The Bible's first "command" isn't even labeled one: it's God's blessing over newly-created humanity, "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 1:28). Every command that follows, including these ten, carries that same DNA - not a checklist to complete, but an invitation into the kind of wisdom that leads to life, meant to be turned over and meditated on rather than simply obeyed.
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Hebrew calls these the "Ten Words" (aseret ha-dvarim), not the Ten Commandments - and the distinction matters. The Bible's first "command" isn't even labeled one: it's God's blessing over newly-created humanity, "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 1:28). Every command that follows, including these ten, carries that same DNA - not a checklist to complete, but an invitation into the kind of wisdom that leads to life, meant to be turned over and meditated on rather than simply obeyed.