Exodus 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 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;”

Exodus 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,”

Exodus 20:5 — World English Bible

Exodus 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,”

Exodus 20:5 — American Standard Version

Exodus 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, <FI>am<Fi> a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on the fourth, of those hating Me,”

Exodus 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,”

Exodus 20:5 — Darby Translation

Exodus 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not bowe downe to them, neither serue them: for I am the Lord thy God, a ielous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, vpon the third generation and vpon the fourth of them that hate me:”

Exodus 20:5 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 20:5 in Context — Exodus 20

3 No tendrás dioses ajenos delante de mí.

4 No te harás imagen, ni ninguna semejanza [de cosa] que esté arriba en el cielo, ni abajo en la tierra, ni en las aguas debajo de la tierra:

5 No te inclinarás á ellas, ni las honrarás; porque yo soy Jehová tu Dios, fuerte, celoso, que visito la maldad de los padres sobre los hijos, sobre los terceros y sobre los cuartos, á los que me aborrecen,

6 Y que hago misericordia en millares á los que me aman, y guardan mis mandamientos.

7 No tomarás el nombre de Jehová tu Dios en vano; porque no dará por inocente Jehová al que tomare su nombre en vano.

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What Does Exodus 20:5 Mean?

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