Exodus 20:5

Exodus 20:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoingpunishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

5You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [20:5 God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, [Is 42:8; 48:11]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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