Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Ten Commandments In The Language of H

In Vayikra 19, one finds the ten commandments, in particular in the verses 19:1-13. The order of the commandments is taken from here, the language is from H (chapters 17 to 26 of Vayikra).

אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, מִהְיֹת לָהֶם, עֲבָדִים
אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם is allover the place, e.g., 19:2; אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, is found in 19:36; but the full term is taken from 26:13.

אַל-תִּפְנוּ, אֶל-הָאֱלִילִם, וֵאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה, לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם
From 19:4.

אֶת-שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ
See 19:3, 19:30, 26:2.

מִקְדָּשִׁי תִּירָאוּ
The term is from 19:30 and 26:2, the explanation is in 19:5-8.

אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ
From 19:3.

לֹא תְכַלֶּה פְּאַת שָׂדְךָ לִקְצֹר; וְלֶקֶט קְצִירְךָ, לֹא תְלַקֵּט. וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תְעוֹלֵל, וּפֶרֶט כַּרְמְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּט
From 19:9-10.

לֹא-תְכַחֲשׁוּ
From 19:11.

לֹא, תִּגְנֹבוּ
From 19:11.

לֹא-תְשַׁקְּרוּ, אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ. לֹא-תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי, לַשָּׁקֶר
From 19:11-12.

לֹא-תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת-רֵעֲךָ
From 19:13.

H has the fourth commandment "in place," which is an early feature of EJ. H has the signs of an early response to the merge of E and J.