Deuteronomy 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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,”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 5:9 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 and on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 5:9 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, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 5:9 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 children, and on a third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on a fourth, to those hating Me;”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 5:9 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, and upon the third and upon the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt neither bowe thy selfe vnto them, nor serue them: for I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, euen vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:”
Deuteronomy 5:9 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 5:9 in Context — Deuteronomy 5
7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
8 Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth:
9 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,
10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
What Does Deuteronomy 5:9 Mean?
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