Exodus 20:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
כָּבַד
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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אָב
Father
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אָב
Father. Ab. The first word in many Hebrew names. God is the ultimate Father from whom all fatherhood takes its meaning.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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אֵם
Mother
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אֵם
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
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יוֹם
days/ your
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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נָתַן
is about to give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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