You shall notלֹאbow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto themלָהֶםorוְלֹאserve them,תָעָבְדֵםforכִּיI,אָנֹכִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָam a jealousקַנָּאEl,אֵלcalling to accountפֹּקֵדthe iniquityעֲוֺןof fathersאָבוֹתuponעַלchildren,בָּנִיםand uponוְעַלthe thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁיםand uponוְעַלthe fourth generationרִבֵּעִיםof those who hate me,לְשֹׂנְאָי
Deuteronomy 5:9
Study it in the app“You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, YHWH your Elohim, am a jealous El, calling to account the iniquity of fathers upon children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,”
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Deuteronomy 5:9, word by word
- bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהtishtachave
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “tishtachave” appears- serve themתָעָבְדֵtaavde
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “taavde” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- am a jealousקַנָּאkana
jealous
Jealous: who allows no rival. Said only of God.
Where else “kana” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- calling to accountפֹּקֵדpoked
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “poked” appears- the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of fathersאָבוֹתavot
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avot” appears- childrenבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁיםshileshim
third generation
Descendants of the third generation: great-grandchildren.
Where else “shileshim” appears- the fourth generationרִבֵּעִיםribeim
fourth generation
Those of the fourth generation: the great-great-grandchildren.
Where else “ribeim” appears- of those who hate meשֹׂנְאָsona
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sona” appears
The context
8You shall not make for yourself a carved image, any form of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth below, or that is in the waters under the earth.
9 · This verse (above)
10but showing loyal love to thousands, to those who love me and keep my commandments.