Deuteronomy 5:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 5:9 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 →
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לָהֶ֖ם
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָעָבְדֵ֑ם
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָנֹכִ֞י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֵ֣ל
ʼêl
H410
God
קַנָּ֔א
qannâʼ
H7067
jealous
פֹּ֠קֵד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עֲוֺ֨ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
אָב֧וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּנִ֛ים
bên
H1121
son
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים
shillêsh
H8029
third
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רִבֵּעִ֖ים
ribbêaʻ
H7256
fourth
לְשֹׂנְאָֽי
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
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World English Bible Public Domain
you shall not bow down yourself 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;
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King James Version Public Domain
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,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You shall not bow down to them, and you shall not serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, and on the third and on the fourth of the haters of me,
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