Exodus 20:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 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;”
עָבַד
you must be enticed to serve/ them
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
שָׁחָה
you must bow down
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שָׁחָה
To bow down, to worship. Shachah. Worship is not a music style. It is total surrender to the One who is worthy of everything you have and are.
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עָוֺן
iniquity of
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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פָּקַד
visiting
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פָּקַד
To visit, to attend to, to appoint. Paqad. God pays personal attention. He comes to attend to your needs. His visits always produce change.
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בֵּן
children
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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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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רִבֵּעַ
a fourth generation
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רִבֵּעַ
a descendant of the fourth generation, i.e. great great grandchild
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שִׁלֵּשׁ
a third generation
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שִׁלֵּשׁ
a descendant of the third degree, i.e. great grandchild
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קַנָּא
jealous
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קַנָּא
jealous
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