Exodus

Exodus 20:5

⁵You 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	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bow down	תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה	ṯiš·taḥ·wɛh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to them	לָהֶ֖ם֮	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
or	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
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	אָֽנֹכִ֞י	’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	אָבֹ֧ת	’ā·ḇōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
children	בָּנִ֛ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
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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Deuteronomy 5:9 · Numbers 14:18 · Deuteronomy 4:24 · Exodus 34:14 · Deuteronomy 6:15 · Joshua 24:19 · Joshua 23:7 · Psalm 109:14 · Nahum 1:2 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Jeremiah 32:18 · Isaiah 65:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.