Exodus 20:5
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King James Version (modern wording)
You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your 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;
Exodus 20:5 (KJV)
American Standard Version
thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Exodus 20:5 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
You 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,
Exodus 20:5 (BSB)
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What does Exodus 20:5 say?
Exodus 20:5 in modern King James wording reads: "You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your 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;"
Where is Exodus 20:5 found in the Bible?
Exodus 20:5 is verse 5 of chapter 20 of the book of Exodus, in the Old Testament. Exodus has 40 chapters.
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