Each of the Ten Commandments is in a separate paragraph except for the first two and the last one. The first two are in one paragraph, and the last one is in two paragraphs. This creates the following symmetry.
- I am HaShem your G-d.— 10b. Do not covet another.
- Do not have another god.— 10a. Do not covet another.
- Do not take HaShem’s Name in vain.— 9. Do not give this false testimony.
- Keep the Shabbat.— 8. Do not steal from God by working on it.
- Honor your father and your mother (fatherhood and motherhood).— 7. Do not commit adultery.
- If you murder another, you stand alone.