The Ten Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:9

In 11 translations

BSB: You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
KJV: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
WEB: You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me
ASV: thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;
LSV: You do not bow yourself to them, nor serve them: for I, your God YHWH, [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, and on a third and on a fourth [generation] of those hating Me,
YLT: thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third [generation], and on a fourth, to those hating Me;
DBY: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, and upon the third and upon the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,ElohimEl
DRC: Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serve them. For I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon their children unto the third and fourth generation, to them that hate me,
GNV: Thou shalt neither bowe thy selfe vnto them, nor serue them: for I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, euen vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:
JPS: Thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate Me,
LXXE: Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor shalt thou serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)

alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה; Leningrad Codex reads תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה (“you must bow down”).
alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads לָהֶם֮; Leningrad Codex reads לָהֶ֖ם֮ (“to them”).
alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads תָעָבְדֵם֒; Leningrad Codex reads תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ (“you must be enticed to serve them”).
alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads לְשֹׂנְאָ֑י׃; Leningrad Codex reads לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ (“of [those who] hate me”).

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Original-language editions

WLC: לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֣א תָעָבְדֵ֑ם כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אֵ֣ל קַנָּ֔א פֹּ֠קֵד עֲוֺ֨ן אָב֧וֹת עַל־בָּנִ֛ים וְעַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִ֖ים לְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥התִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣הלָ/הֶ֖םלָ/הֶם֮תָעָבְדֵ֑/םתָעָבְדֵ/ם֒לְ/שֹׂנְאָֽ/ילְ/שֹׂנְאָ֑/י
LXX-Br: Οὐ πρόσκυνήσεις αὐτοῖς, οὐδὲ μὴ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, Θεὸς ζηλωτὴς, ἀποδιδοὺς ἁμαρτίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα ἐπὶ τρίτην καὶ τετάρτην γενεὰν τοῖς μισοῦσί με,

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Moses Idolatry God Table Decalogue Ethics Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly Ten Commandments, The Four Ark of the Covenant

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Cross-references most cited first

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Numbers 14:18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to…
Daniel 9:4–9And 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, we have sinned and done wrong. We have…
Matthew 23:35–36And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Truly I tell you, all…
Exodus 34:14For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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,
Romans 11:28–29Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

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