Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 5:9
9You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bow down | תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה | ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| to them | לָהֶ֖ם֮ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| or worship them | תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ | ṯā·‘ā·ḇə·ḏêm | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָנֹכִ֞י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| am a jealous | קַנָּ֔א | qan·nā | Adjective - masculine singular | H7067 jealous |
| God | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| visiting | פֹּ֠קֵד | pō·qêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the iniquity | עֲוֺ֨ן | ‘ă·wōn | Noun - common singular construct | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| of the fathers | אָב֧וֹת | ’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their children | בָּנִ֛ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| to the third | שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים | šil·lê·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8029 pertaining to the third |
| and fourth | רִבֵּעִ֖ים | rib·bê·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H7256 pertaining to the fourth |
| of those who hate Me | לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ | lə·śō·nə·ʾå̄y | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H8130 hate |
Cross-references
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Exodus 20:4–6 · Exodus 34:7 · Numbers 14:18 · Daniel 9:4–9 · Matthew 23:35–36 · Exodus 34:14 · Jeremiah 32:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.