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Exodus 20:16

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“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had been enslaved before God delivered them in the exodus. Its mention in the surrounding commandment context recalls God’s covenantal redemption and grounds Israel’s obligation to live truthfully, including by refusing false testimony against a neighbor.

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Exodus 20:16 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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