5. (I was standing between the Lord and you at that time to reveal to you the message of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain.) He said:
6. “I am the Lord your God, he who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery.
7. You must not have any other gods besides me.
8. You must not make for yourself an image of anything in heaven above, on earth below, or in the waters beneath.
9. You must not worship or serve them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I punish the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me,
10. but I show covenant faithfulness to the thousands who choose me and keep my commandments.