Verse List for EXO 20:4

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OET (OET-RV) • You mustn’t make a carved figure for yourself, nor carve a copy of anything in the sky above or in the earth below, or that’s in the water under the earth.

OET-LV not you _must _make to/for_yourself(m)[fn] an _image[fn][fn] and_all form[fn] which[fn] is_in_heavens[fn] (from)_above[fn] and_which[fn] on _the_earth[fn] (from)_beneath[fn][fn] and_which[fn] is_in_waters[fn] from_under[fn] to_earth[fn].
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ULT You shall not make for yourself a carved figure or the likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.

UST Do not carve yourself a figure that looks like anything in the sky or that is on the ground or that is in the water under the ground.

BSB & MSB • {You shall} not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE & WMBB “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

NET “You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.

LSV You do not make a carved image for yourself, or any likeness which [is] in the heavens above, or which [is] in the earth beneath, or which [is] in the waters under the earth.

FBV You must not make for yourself any kind of idol, whether in the form of anything in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters below.

T4T You must not carve/make for yourselves any idol that represents anything in the sky or that is on the ground or that is in the water under the ground/earth.

LEB “You shall not make for yourself a divine image with any form that is in the heavens above or that is in the earth below or that is in the water below the earth.

BBE You are not to make an image or picture of anything in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth:

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

ASV Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

DRA Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth.

YLT 'Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which [is] in the heavens above, or which [is] in the earth beneath, or which [is] in the waters under the earth.

Drby Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

RV Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
(Thou/You shalt/shall not make unto thee/you a graven/carved image, nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:)

SLT Thou shalt not make to thee a carved image, and every appearance that is in the heavens above, and that is in the earth beneath, and that is in the water under the earth.

Wbstr Thou shalt not make to thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

KJB-1769 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
(Thou/You shalt/shall not make unto thee/you any graven/carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:)

KJB-1611 Thou shalt not make vnto thee any grauen Image, or any likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water vnder the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neyther any similitude that is in heauen aboue, eyther in the earth beneath, or in the waters vnder the earth.
(Thou/You shalt/shall make thee/you no graven/carved image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, eyther in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth.)

Gnva Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neither any similitude of things that are in heauen aboue, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters vnder the earth.
(Thou/You shalt/shall make thee/you no graven/carved image, neither any similitude of things that are in heaven above, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters under the earth.)

Cvdl Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage ner eny symilitude, nether of it that is aboue in heauen, ner of it that is beneth vpon earth, ner of it that is in the water vnder the earth.
(Thou/You shalt/shall make the no graven/carved image nor any similitude, neither of it that is above in heaven, nor of it that is beneath upon earth, nor of it that is in the water under the earth.)

Wycl Thou schalt not make to thee a grauun ymage, nethir ony licnesse of thing which is in heuene aboue, and which is in erthe bynethe, nether of tho thingis, that ben in watris vndur erthe; thou schalt not `herie tho,
(Thou/You shalt/shall not make to thee/you a graven/carved image, neither any likeness of thing which is in heaven above, and which is in earth beneath, neither of those things, that been in waters under earth; thou/you shalt/shall not praise those,)

Luth Du sollst dir kein Bildnis noch irgend ein Gleichnis machen weder des, das oben im Himmel, noch des, das unten auf Erden, oder des, das im Wasser unter der Erde ist.
(You(sg) should you/to_you(sg) no/not Bildnis still any a parable/allegory make neither of, the above/overhead in_the heaven, still of, the below on/in/to earth/land/ground, or of, the in_the water under the/of_the earth/land/ground is.)

ClVg Non facies tibi sculptile, neque omnem similitudinem quæ est in cælo desuper, et quæ in terra deorsum, nec eorum quæ sunt in aquis sub terra.[fn]
(Not/No faces to_you sculpture, nor all similarity which it_is in/into/on the_sky from_above, and which in/into/on earth/land down, but_not their which are in/into/on in_the_waters under earth/land.)

UHB לֹֽ֣א תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־לְ⁠ךָ֥ פֶ֨סֶל֙ וְ⁠כָל־תְּמוּנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּ⁠שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִ⁠מַּ֔עַל וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּ⁠אָ֖רֶץ מִ⁠תָּ֑חַת וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּ⁠מַּ֖יִם מִ⁠תַּ֥חַת לָ⁠אָֽרֶץ׃ ‡

BrLXX Οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ εἴδωλον, οὐδὲ παντὸς ὁμοίωμα, ὅσα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω, καὶ ὅσα ἐν τῇ γῇ κάτω, καὶ ὅσα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς.

BrTr Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.