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In the 1990’s, Svi R. wrote the Hebrew rhyming adaptation of the Biblical text.
Inspired by his version, his daughter, Ruth R. wrote her English rhyming adaptation in 2024


The Ten Commandments
According to Exodus 20.
By Ruth R.

 

 

I am your God, I and no other

With other gods you shall not bother



My name in vain you shan’t belabor

On the Sabbath you shall not labor



To your parents you shall pay heed

You shan’t commit a murderous deed



To your spouse you shall be true

You shall not steal, whate’er you do


You shall not lie, nor tell a fib
Nor another’s spouse covet – God forbid!

By Ruth R. © 2024
(with poetic license)

 







עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת
לפי שמות כ'
מאת צבי ר.

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עַל פָּנֵי לֹא יְהִי לְךָ אֵל 

בֶּאֱלִילִים לֹא תִּתְגָּאֵל



לֹא תִּשָּׂא לַשָׁוְא שֵׁם אֵל

יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לֹא תְּחַלֵּל



בְּהוֹרֶיךָ לֹא תָּקֵל

מַעֲשֵׂי רֶצַח לֹא תְּעוֹלֵל



כְּאַחַד הָרֵיקִים לֹא תִּתְהוֹלֵל

בַּגְּנֵבָה לֹא תִּכָּשֵׁל



בִּדְבַר-שֶׁקֶר לֹא תִּגָּעֵל

לֹא תַּחְמֹד – יִשְׁמָרְךָ אֵל

מאת צבי ר. 


 

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