The Ten Commandments
Deuteronomy 5:10
In 11 translations
- BSB
- but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.Hebrew loving devotion to thousands; forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
- KJV
- And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
- WEB
- and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- ASV
- and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
- LSV
- and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and of those keeping My commands.
- YLT
- and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.
- DBY
- and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
- DRC
- And shewing mercy unto many thousands, to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
- GNV
- And shewing mercie vnto thousandes of them that loue me, and keepe my commandements.
- JPS
- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
- LXXE
- and doing mercifully to thousands of them that love me, and that keep my commandments.Gr. to them that love, etc. to the number of thousands.
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- Written (Ketiv): מִצְוֹתוֹ׃ ס (“commandment his”). Read aloud (Qere): מִצְוֹתָֽי׃ ס (“commandments my”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads וְעֹ֤שֶׂה; Leningrad Codex reads וְעֹ֤֥שֶׂה (“and [who] does”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads חֶ֙סֶד֙; Leningrad Codex reads חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ (“covenant loyalty”).
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia reads לַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔ים; Leningrad Codex reads לַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔ים (“to thousands”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads לַֽאֲלָפִ֔ים; Leningrad Codex reads לַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔ים (“to thousands”).
- Leningrad Codex reads מִצְוֹתָֽו׃ ס; read aloud (Qere) reads מִצְוֹתָֽי׃ ס (“commandments my”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְעֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֖סֶד לַֽאֲלָפִ֑ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מצותו׃וְ/עֹ֥שֶׂהוְ/עֹ֤שֶׂהחֶ֖סֶדחֶ֨סֶד֙לַֽ/אֲלָפִ֑יםלַֽ/אֲלָפִ֔יםRead aloud as (qere): מִצְוֺתָֽי
- LXX-Br
- καὶ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί με, καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὰ προστάγματά μου.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MosesTableDecalogueEthicsHard; Hardiness; Harddiness; HardlyTen Commandments, TheArk of the CovenantCommandmentsLawLove
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
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Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Jeremiah 32:18You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
- Daniel 9:4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Deuteronomy 6:5–6And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
- John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Matthew 7:21–27Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in…
- Deuteronomy 10:12–13And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the…
- John 14:21–23Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You…
- Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” “Come now, let us…
- John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- 1 John 5:2–3By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
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