Exodus 20:4-6

King James Version

⁴Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

⁵Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

⁶And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

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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, ⁶but ^(E)showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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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, ⁶but showing steadfast love to thousands^[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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Footnotes

Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation

Exodus 20:4-6

New American Standard Bible

⁴“^(A)You shall not make for yourself ^[a]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. ⁵^(B)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a ^(C)jealous God, ^(D)inflicting the ^[b]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, ⁶but showing ^[c]favor to ^(E)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.