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To know that there is a God

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

To know that there is a God, as it is said, “I am the Lord, thy God” (Ex. 20:2; Deut. 5:6).

Exodus 20:2

KJV
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
ASV
I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
WEB
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
JPS
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 5:6

KJV
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
ASV
I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
WEB
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
JPS
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.