| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 20:5:1 ⧉לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הlotishtakheveyou shall not bow down Exodus 20:5:2 ⧉לָהֶ֖ם֮lahemto them Exodus 20:5:3 ⧉וְלֹ֣אoror Exodus 20:5:4 ⧉תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒taavdemserve them Exodus 20:5:5 ⧉כִּ֣יforfor Exodus 20:5:6 ⧉אֽ͏ָנֹכִ֞יanokhiI Exodus 20:5:7 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehLORD Exodus 20:5:8 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙elohekhayour God Exodus 20:5:9 ⧉אֵ֣לelGod Exodus 20:5:10 ⧉קַנָּ֔אkanajealous Exodus 20:5:11 ⧉פֹּ֠קֵדpokedvisiting Exodus 20:5:12 ⧉עֲוֺ֨ןavonthe iniquity Exodus 20:5:13 ⧉אָבֹ֧תavotof fathers Exodus 20:5:14 ⧉עַל־בָּנִ֛יםahlbahneemupon children Exodus 20:5:15 ⧉עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםahlshilleshimthird generation Exodus 20:5:16 ⧉וְעַל־רִבֵּעִ֖יםvehalribeeemand fourth generation Exodus 20:5:17 ⧉לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃lehsoneaiof those who hate me |
| 5. Formal Translation You shall not bow down to them or serve them, because I, the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Exclusive Redeemer}, am a jealous God who visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and to the fourth generations of those who hate Me. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation Do not bow down to them or worship them, because I, the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Loyal Covenant Judge}, am a jealous God who brings the guilt of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. |