Exodus

Exodus 20:12

¹²Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.^c

Footnotes

c 20:12 Cited in Matthew 15:4|MAT 15:4, Matthew 19:19, Mark 7:10, Luke 18:20, and Ephesians 6:2–3

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Honor	כַּבֵּ֥ד	kab·bêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	אִמֶּ֑ךָ	’im·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
so that	לְמַ֙עַן֙	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
your days	יָמֶ֔יךָ	yā·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3117 day
may be long	יַאֲרִכ֣וּן	ya·’ă·ri·ḵūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H748 be long
in	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
is giving	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָֽךְ׃ס	lāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.