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[–] andrewth09@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

They broke the 10th commandment into two commandments. There should have been a semicolon after 10a, not a new line.

(10a) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.

(10b) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 38 points 4 months ago (4 children)

10(Revised): Don't covet thy neighbors' shit.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

10.0.2 fixed coveting of cattle to match other items in coveting domain

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

10.0.2.1 fixed coveting to close loophole inv. neighbors' wives, daughters, and all other livestock

(for clarity: "holy" books are largely penned by bigoted pedos. full stop.)

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

but its okay to covet shit if they're not a neighbor, right?

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago

My understanding is "neighbor" is mostly a mistranslation. It's really referring to people within your tribe. Don't fuck with people who are in your group basically, in order to keep the peace. Outsiders are fair game.

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

twist: It's neighbors all the way down.

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

twist: It's neighbors all the way down.

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Further revisions: Don't like things that aren't me.

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Further revisions: Don't like things that aren't me.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

nor his manservant, nor his maidservant

"Slaves" in the original, but of course we can't allow any hint of three thousand year old shit not being strictly relevant any more.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh don't worry, that revision is just waiting for SCOTUS to give them enough cover.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 9 points 4 months ago

There are a ton of translation differences, and it can also change depending on if you look at Exodus or Deuteronomy.

AFAIK, Louisiana also picked a version that aligns to the KJV, which is a shit translation advocated by the dumbest dullards of Christian Fundamentalism.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

nor his manservant, nor his maidservant

"Slaves" in the original, but of course we can't allow any hint of three thousand year old shit not being strictly relevant any more.