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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 that hate me, (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 1
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.Vehyou must bow down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 2
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 3
תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.Demyou must be enticed to serve them
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVHi2ms)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 4
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 5
אָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 6
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 7
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 8
אֵ֣ל'el[am] a God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 9
קַנָּ֔אka.Na'jealous
Lemma: קַנָּא (qan.na) · Strong's: H7067H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: jealous
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, Deuteronomy 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7067H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 10
פֹּ֠קֵדPo.ked[who] visits
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to reckon: visit
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 21:1, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 4:31, Exodus 13:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 11
עֲוֹ֨ן'a.Von[the] iniquity of
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 12
אָב֧וֹת'a.Votparents
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 13
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 14
בָּנִ֛יםba.Nimchildren
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 15
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 16
שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.Shima third generation
Lemma: שִׁלֵּשׁ (shil.lesh) · Strong's: H8029
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: third
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 50:23, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8029; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 17
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 18
רִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'Ima fourth generation
Lemma: רִבֵּעַ (rib.be.a) · Strong's: H7256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fourth
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7256; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 19
לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י\׃le.so.ne.'Aiof [those who] hate me
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Deuteronomy 5:9 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You shall not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| bow down | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| to them | → | |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or worship them | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| am a jealous | → | קַנָּא H7067H jealous |
| God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| visiting | → | פָּקַד H6485I to reckon: visit |
| the iniquity | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| of the fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| to the third | → | שִׁלֵּשׁ H8029 third |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and fourth [generations] | → | רִבֵּעַ H7256 fourth |
| of those who hate Me | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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