Exodus 20:6 Go deeper

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

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וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehand doing

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 1

חֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedcovenant loyalty

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 2

לַאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.Fimto thousands

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Acbpa (Acbpa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 32:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 3

לְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.Vaito [those who] love me

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 4

וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.Reiand to [those who] keep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 5

מִצְוֹתָֽי\׃\ \סmitz.vo.Taicommandments my

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Exodus 20:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

but showing	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
to a thousand [generations]	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
of those who love Me	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
and keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
My commandments	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment

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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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