Exodus 20:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0לֹֽאh3808
1Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הh7812
2לָהֶ֖ם֮h0
3וְלֹ֣אh3808
4thyself to them nor serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒h5647
5כִּ֣יh3588
6אָֽנֹכִ֞יh595
7them for I the LORDיְהוָ֤הh3068
8thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙h430
9Godאֵ֣לh410
10am a jealousקַנָּ֔אh7067
11visitingפֹּ֠קֵדh6485
12the iniquityעֲוֺ֨ןh5771
13of the fathersאָבֹ֧תh1
14עַלh5921
15upon the childrenבָּנִ֛יםh1121
16עַלh5921
17unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםh8029
18וְעַלh5921
19and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםh7256
20generation of them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃h8130

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous ùGod, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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 to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

World English Bible (WEB)

you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, `am' a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third `generation', and on the fourth, of those hating Me,