Exodus 20:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 20:4 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 →
לֹֽ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְךָ֥
פֶ֨סֶל֙
peçel
H6459
idol
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
תְּמוּנָ֔ה
tᵉmûwnâh
H8544
image
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
מִמַּ֔עַל
maʻal
H4605
above
וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִתָּ֑חַת
tachath
H8478
under
וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּמַּ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מִתַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
לָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You shall not make for yourself a carved figure or the likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.
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