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Ten Commandments Word Search

The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Bible, in Exodus chapter twenty and Deuteronomy chapter five, with small differences in wording. Jewish and Christian traditions number them in slightly different ways.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • egypt
  • father
  • holy
  • honor
  • idol
  • law
  • moses
  • mother
  • obey
  • rest
  • sabbath
  • sinai
  • steal
  • stone
  • tablets

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Words in the Ten Commandments word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

moses
Received the commandments on stone tablets at Sinai.
obey
To do what the commandments tell you to do.
honor
The fifth commandment tells children to honor their parents.
mother
Named alongside father in the commandment about parents.
father
Honoring him carries a promise of long life in the land.
rest
The sabbath commandment sets one day apart for rest.
holy
Set apart, the word used of the sabbath day.
steal
The eighth commandment forbids taking what belongs to others.
stone
The commandments were cut into two stone tablets.
egypt
Israel had just left slavery there before reaching Sinai.
idol
The second commandment forbids making idols for worship.
law
Another name for the commandments given to Israel.
sabbath
Seventh day kept free of work and given to worship.
tablets
Two flat stones carrying the ten sayings.
sinai
Desert mountain where Moses received the commandments.
israel
Nation that received the commandments after leaving Egypt.
neighbor
Person nearby, protected by the last five commandments.
worship
The first commandment allows worship of God alone.
witness
The ninth commandment forbids false witness against a neighbor.
covet
The tenth commandment warns against wanting another's things.

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