Exodus 20:5

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"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;"

Word-by-Word Analysis

Thou shalt not

קֶשֶׁת

qesheth

H7198

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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down

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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to them nor

עָבַד

ʻâbad

H5647

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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them for I the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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thy

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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am a

קָנָא

qânâʼ

H7065

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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פָּקַד

pâqad

H6485

to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.

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the

עָוֺן

ʻâvôn

H5771

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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of the

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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upon the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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unto the

שְׁלִישִׁי

shᵉlîyshîy

H7992

third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)

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and

רְבִיעִי

rᵉbîyʻîy

H7243

fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth

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דּוֹר

dôwr

H1755

properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

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of them that

שָׂנֵא

sânêʼ

H8130

to hate (personally)

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me

Key Terms in This Verse

visiting H6485

פָּקַד pâqad

to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.

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jealous H7065

קָנָא qânâʼ

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

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fourth H7243

רְבִיעִי rᵉbîyʻîy

fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth

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hate H8130

שָׂנֵא sânêʼ

to hate (personally)

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bow H7198

קֶשֶׁת qesheth

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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generation H1755

דּוֹר dôwr

properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

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third H7992

שְׁלִישִׁי shᵉlîyshîy

third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)

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serve H5647

עָבַד ʻâbad

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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thyself H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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iniquity H5771

עָוֺן ʻâvôn

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:9 cross-reference

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto 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 ...

Numbers 14:18 cross-reference

The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and four...

Deuteronomy 4:24 cross-reference

For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Exodus 34:14 cross-reference

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

Joshua 24:19 cross-reference

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

Deuteronomy 6:15 cross-reference

(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Jeremiah 32:18 cross-reference

Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,

Psalm 109:14 cross-reference

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Joshua 23:7 cross-reference

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

Nahum 1:2 cross-reference

God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Exodus 23:24 cross-reference

Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

Numbers 14:33 cross-reference

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Psalm 79:8 cross-reference

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Jeremiah 2:9 cross-reference

Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead.

James 4:4 cross-reference

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Job 5:4 cross-reference

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Romans 8:7 cross-reference

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Deuteronomy 7:10 cross-reference

And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

Leviticus 20:5 cross-reference

Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

1 Kings 21:29 cross-reference

Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

2 Kings 17:35 cross-reference

With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

Deuteronomy 32:21 cross-reference

They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them t...

2 Kings 23:26 cross-reference

Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

Isaiah 44:19 cross-reference

And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh,...

Leviticus 26:29 cross-reference

And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

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