Exodus 20:4-6
Expanded Bible
4 “You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the ·sky [heavens] above or on the earth below or in the water below the ·land [earth]. 5 You must not worship or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. ·If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren [L I will visit/punish the guilt of the fathers on the sons/T children until the third and fourth generations of those who hate me]. 6 But I show kindness to ·thousands [or thousands of generations of those] who love me and obey my commands.
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Exodus 20:4-6
New King James Version
4 (A)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 (B)you shall not bow down to them nor [a]serve them. (C)For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, (D)visiting[b] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but (E)showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Footnotes
- Exodus 20:5 worship
- Exodus 20:5 punishing
Exodus 20:4-6
English Standard Version
4 (A)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 (B)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am (C)a jealous God, (D)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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- Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation
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