Exodus 20:1 (YLT)

Passage

`And God speaketh all these words, saying,

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:1 `And God speaketh all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:2 I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.

Exodus 20:3 `Thou hast no other Gods before Me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speaketh", "words", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speaketh" and "words", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I FI am Fi Jehovah thy God...", so "speaketh" and "words" should be read forward into that movement. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speaketh" and "words" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.