Ritual Decalogue

The Ritual Decalogue is a list of laws at Exodus34:11–26. These laws are similar to the Covenant Code and are followed by the phrase "ten commandments" (Hebrew:עשרת הדברים aseret ha-dvarîm, in Exodus34:28). Although the phrase "Ten Commandments" has traditionally been interpreted as referring to a very different set of laws, in Exodus20:2–17, many scholars believe it instead refers to the Ritual Decalogue found two verses earlier.