Exodus 20:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 20:12 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 →
כַּבֵּ֥ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֖יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִמֶּ֑ךָ
ʼêm
H517
mother
לְמַ֨עַן֙
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יַאֲרִכ֣וּן
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמֶ֔יךָ
yôwm
H3117
day
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָֽךְ
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon 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, so that your days may be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.
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