Ten Commandments verse, is used for public Torah reading, while the "ta'am tachton" (lower accentuation), which divides the text into verses of more even length, is used for private reading or study. The verse numbering in Jewish Bibles follows the "ta'am tachton". In Jewish Bibles the references to the Ten Commandments are therefore and . The Samaritan Pentateuch varies in the Ten Commandments passages, both in that the Samaritan Deuteronomical version of the passage is much closer to that in Exodus, and in that Samaritans count as nine commandments what others count as ten. The Samaritan tenth commandment is on the sanctity
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) Paul Church on Filbert Street and the adjoining Washington Square. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, "The Ten Commandments" premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (in Hollywood) on December 4, 1923. On its release, critics praised "The Ten Commandments" overall; however, the part of the film set in modern times received mixed reviews. "Variety", for example, declared the opening scenes alone worth the admission price, but found the remainder of the film disappointing by comparison: "The opening Biblical scenes of "The Ten Commandments" are irresistible in their assembly, breadth, color and direction [...] They are immense and stupendous, so big the modern tale