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but showingוְעֹשֶׂהloyal loveחֶסֶדto thousands,לַאֲלָפִיםto those who love meלְאֹהֲבַיand keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵיmy commandments.מִצְוֺתָי
Exodus 20:6
Study it in the app“but showing loyal love to thousands, to those who love me and keep my commandments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 20:6, word by word
- but showingעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- to thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- to those who love meאֹהֲבַohava
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohava” appears- and keepשֹׁמְרֵיshomre
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomre” appears- my commandmentsמִצְוֺתָmitsvota
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvota” appears
Translation note
“To thousands” can also be understood as “to a thousand generations,” as in Deuteronomy 7:9.
The context
5You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I, YHWH your Elohim, am a jealous El, calling to account the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 · This verse (above)
7You shall not take the name of YHWH your Elohim in vain, for YHWH will not leave unpunished the one who takes his name in vain.