EXO 20:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) but I faithfully fulfil my promises to thousands of generations of those who love me and who obey my instructions.

20:6 Alternative note: וְ/עֹ֥שֶׂה: (x-accent)וְ/עֹ֤שֶׂה

20:6 Alternative note: חֶ֖סֶד: (x-accent)חֶ֨סֶד֙

20:6 Alternative note: לַ/אֲלָפִ֑ים: (x-accent)לַ/אֲלָפִ֔ים

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX καὶ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί με, καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὰ προστάγματά μου.
(kai poiōn eleos eis ⱪiliadas tois agapōsi me, kai tois fulassousi ta prostagmata mou. )

BrTr and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments.

ULT But I show covenant faithfulness to thousands, to lovers of me and to keepers of my commandments.

UST However, I will faithfully love thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.

BSB but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations [fn] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

LSV and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.

FBV but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.

T4T But I will steadfastly love thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments (OR, I will love for thousands of generations.)

LEB and showing loyal love to thousands of generations[fn] of those loving me and of those keeping my commandments.

20:6 “Generations” is understood from comparison with parallel verses ( compare Exod 34:6–7; Deut 7:9 )

BBE And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

ASV and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

DRA And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.

YLT and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.

Drby and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

RV and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Wbstr And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

KJB-1769 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
(And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. )

KJB-1611 And shewing mercy vnto thousands of them that loue mee, and keepe my Commandements.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And shewe mercy vnto thousandes in them that loue me, and kepe my commaundementes.
(And show mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.)

Gnva And shewing mercie vnto thousandes to them that loue me, and keepe my commandemets.
(And showing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandemets. )

Cvdl And do mercye vpo many thousandes, that loue me, and kepe my commaundementes.
(And do mercye upo many thousands, that love me, and keep my commandments.)

Wycl and Y do mercy in to `a thousynde, to hem that louen me, and kepen myn heestis.
(and I do mercy in to `a thousand, to them that love me, and kepen mine heestis.)

Luth und tue Barmherzigkeit an vielen Tausenden, die mich liebhaben und meine Gebote halten.
(and do compassion at vielen Tausenden, the me liebhave and my Gebote halten.)

ClVg et faciens misericordiam in millia his qui diligunt me, et custodiunt præcepta mea.
(and making misericordiam in thousands his who diligunt me, and custodiunt præcepta my. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֖סֶד לַ⁠אֲלָפִ֑ים לְ⁠אֹהֲבַ֖⁠י

and,showing steadfast_love to,thousands of,love,me

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faithfulness, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “I am faithful to the covenant with thousands of those who love me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לַ⁠אֲלָפִ֑ים

to,thousands

Alternate translation: “Generation” is implied by the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply necessary words from the context. Alternate translation: “to the thousandth generation” or “for a thousand generations”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לַ⁠אֲלָפִ֑ים לְ⁠אֹהֲבַ֖⁠י

to,thousands of,love,me

Here, thousands may mean: (1) “forever,” that is, “to all descendants forever” (2) a number too many to count. Alternate translation: “for every generation” or “forever to innumerable people who love me”

Parallel EXO 20:6