The first of the Ten Commandments that were the nucleus of those laws was: “I am Jehovah your God, who have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves.
Esimene kümnest käsust, mis moodustasid seadustiku tuumiku, kõlas: ” Mina olen Jehoova, sinu Jumal, kes sind tõi välja Egiptusemaalt, orjusekojast.