Verse 5
Exodus 20:5
Darby Translation
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thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God (Elohim), am a jealous God (Elohim), visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹֽא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה לָ/הֶ֖ם וְ/לֹ֣א תָעָבְדֵ֑/ם כִּ֣י אָֽנֹכִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֵ֣ל קַנָּ֔א פֹּ֠קֵד עֲוֺ֨ן אָבֹ֧ת עַל בָּנִ֛ים עַל שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְ/עַל רִבֵּעִ֖ים לְ/שֹׂנְאָֽ/י
English Translation
You shall not bow down to them and you shall not serve them, for I am the LORD your God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
And God (Elohim) spoke all these words, saying,
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I am Jehovah thy God (Elohim), who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of b...
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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
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Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what i...
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thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God (Elohim), am a jealo...
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and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
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Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God (Elohim); for Jehovah will not hold him guiltl...
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Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.
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9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;
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but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God (Elohim): thou shalt not do any work, thou, no...
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11
For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested...
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12
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God (E...
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13
Thou shalt not kill.
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14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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15
Thou shalt not steal.
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16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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17
Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bon...
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18
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mounta...
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19
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God (Elohim) speak with us, les...
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And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God (Elohim) is come to prove you, and that his fear may...
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God (Elohim) was.
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And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have s...
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23
Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.
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An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy pe...
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And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up th...
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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
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