Deuteronomy 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 5:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כַּבֵּ֤ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֨יךָ֙
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִמֶּ֔ךָ
ʼêm
H517
mother
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוְּךָ֖
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יַאֲרִיכֻ֣ן
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמֶ֗יךָ
yôwm
H3117
day
וּלְמַ֨עַן֙
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יִ֣יטַב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לָ֔ךְ
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God has commanded you, so that your days may lengthen and so that it may go well with you on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
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