KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Deuteronomy 5:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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,”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Thou shalt not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “bow down thyself” | תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה | To depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) | bow down thyself |
| “unto them, nor” | וְלֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | unto them nor |
| “serve” | תָֽעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ | To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc | serve |
| “them: for” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | them for |
| “I” | אָֽנֹכִ֞י | I | I |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֤ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “thy God” | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | 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 deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “am” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a jealous” | קַנָּ֔א | Jealous | jealous |
| “God,” | אֵ֣ל | Strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) | God |
| “visiting” | פֹּ֠קֵד | To visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc | visiting |
| “the iniquity” | עֲוֹ֨ן | Perversity, i.e., (moral) evil | iniquity |
| “of the fathers” | אָב֧וֹת | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | fathers |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the children” | בָּנִ֛ים | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | children |
| “unto” | וְעַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | unto |
| “the third” | שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים | A descendant of the third degree, i.e., great grandchild | third |
| “and fourth” | רִבֵּעִ֖ים | A descendant of the fourth generation, i.e., great great grandchild | fourth |
| “generation” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of them that hate” | לְשֹֽׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ | To hate (personally) | hate |
| “me,” | לְשֹֽׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ | To hate (personally) | me |
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7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
9 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,
10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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