Exodus

Exodus 20:3–4

³You shall have no other gods before Me.^a

⁴You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	לְךָ֛֩	lə·ḵå̄	Preposition; second person masculine singular
shall have	יִהְיֶֽה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	לֹֽ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
other	אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
before	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Me	פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃	på̄·nå̄·ya	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	לֹֽ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make	תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־	ṯa·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for yourself	לְךָ֥֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
an idol	פֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀	p̄ɛ·sɛl	Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
in the form	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of anything	תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה	tə·mū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8544 likeness, form
in the heavens	בַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙׀	baš·šå̄·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מִמַּ֡֔עַל	mim·ma·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
on the earth	בָּאָ֖֨רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
below	מִתַָּ֑֜חַת	mit·tå̄·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8478 the under part
or in the waters	בַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀	bam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
beneath	מִתַּ֥֣חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 20:3 Deuteronomy 5:7 · Matthew 4:10 · Psalm 81:9 · Isaiah 46:9 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Deuteronomy 6:14 · Jeremiah 25:6 · Joshua 24:18–24 · Jeremiah 35:15 · 1 John 5:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 8:6 · Ephesians 5:5

Exodus 20:4 Deuteronomy 5:8 · Leviticus 26:1 · Deuteronomy 4:15–19 · Psalm 97:7 · Leviticus 19:4 · Deuteronomy 27:15 · Acts 17:29 · Revelation 16:2 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Jeremiah 10:14–16 · Isaiah 42:8 · Romans 1:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.