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The Decalogue
The Ten Commandments are unique since they
are punctuated with two systems of
cantillation: upper cantillation marks and
lower cantillation marks.
While the upper cantillation marks divide the
passage into ten Commandments, the lower
cantillation marks divide it into twelve verses.
What is the reason for having upper and
lower cantillation marks?
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