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Exodus 20:4-5
New King James Version
Exodus 20:4-5
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,
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- Exodus 20:5 worship
- Exodus 20:5 punishing
Exodus 20:4-5
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 20:4-5
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,
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- Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
Exodus 20:4-5
Amplified Bible
Exodus 20:4-5
Amplified Bible
4 “You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship]. 5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [[a]demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,(A)
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- Exodus 20:5 God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.
Exodus 20:4-5
New International Version
Exodus 20:4-5
New International Version
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(B) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(C) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(D) to the third and fourth generation(E) of those who hate me,
Exodus 20:4-5
King James Version
Exodus 20:4-5
King James Version
4 Thou 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.
5 Thou 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;
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