EXO 34:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) You must not bow down to any other god because Yahweh is a jealous God—jealous to protect his name.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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 Οὐ γὰρ μὴ προσκυνήσητε θεοῖς ἑτέροις· ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς, ζηλωτὸν ὄνομα, Θεὸς ζηλωτής ἐστι.
(Ou gar maʸ proskunaʸsaʸte theois heterois; ho gar Kurios ho Theos, zaʸlōton onoma, Theos zaʸlōtaʸs esti. )

BrTr For ye shall not worship strange gods, for the Lord God, a jealous name, is a jealous God;

ULT For you shall not bow to another god, for Yahweh—Jealous is his name—he is a jealous God.

UST Do that because you must not worship any other god, because I, Yahweh, am passionate for people to recognize that I am the only true God, like a husband is passionate for his wife to love only him.

BSB For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE for you shall worship no other god; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

LSV for you do not bow yourselves to another god—for YHWH, whose Name [is] Zealous, is a zealous God.

FBV because you must not worship any other gods than the Lord. His name stands for being exclusive,[fn] because he is a God who demands an exclusive relationship.

34:14 “Being exclusive”: literally “jealous,” however this in human terms has become associated with envy and resentment. God is “jealous” in wanting to be the only God who is worshiped.

T4T You must worship only me, and not worship any other god, because I, Yahweh, cannot endure any rivals.

LEB No LEB EXO book available

BBE For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS For thou shalt bow down to no other god; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God;

ASV (for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);

DRA Adore not any strange god. The Lord his name is Jealous, he is a jealous God.

YLT for ye do not bow yourselves to another god — for Jehovah, whose name [is] Zealous, is a zealous God.

Drby For thou shalt worship no other [fn]God; for Jehovah — Jealous is his name — is a jealous [fn]God;

34.14 El

RV for thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
(for thou/you shalt/shall worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: )

SLT For thou shalt not worship another God: for Jehovah, his name is Jealous; he is a jealous God.

Wbstr For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

KJB-1769 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
(For thou/you shalt/shall worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: )

KJB-1611 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Ielous, is a Ielous God:
(For thou/you shalt/shall worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Yealous, is a Yealous God:)

Bshps No Bshps EXO book available

Gnva (For thou shalt bow downe to none other god, because the Lord, whose Name is Ielous, is a ielous God)
((For thou/you shalt/shall bow down to none other god, because the Lord, whose Name is Yealous, is a jealous God) )

Cvdl No Cvdl EXO book available

Wycl No Wycl EXO book available

Luth No Luth EXO book available

ClVg noli adorare deum alienum. Dominus zelotes nomen ejus; Deus est æmulator.[fn]
(don't adorare deum alienum. Master zealtes name his; God it_is æmulator. )

34.14 Dominus zelotes. AUG., quæst. 158 in Exod. Dominus Deus enim zelans, etc., usque ad et perdit omnem qui fornicatur a se.

34.14 Master zealtes. AUG., quæst. 158 in/into/on Exod. Master God because zelans, etc., until to and perdit all who fornicatur from himself.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT EXO book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה

not worship

To bow to another god means to worship it. This imagery is throughout scripture and should be retained in translation. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: [you shall not bow to worship]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמ֔⁠וֹ אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא

that/for/because/then/when YHWH jealous his/its=name god jealous he/it

The repeated word jealous means that God is concerned to keep his honor. If his people worship other gods, he loses honor, because when his people do not honor him, other people also will not honor him. This is pictured in a metaphor of a jealous spouse who is concerned that his spouse be faithful to him. This is an important Biblical metaphor that should be kept in translation if at all possible. The UST makes this image explicit as a simile, which can be done occasionally but would probably be too long for repeated use in a translation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh jealously guards his reputation. He is a God jealous of his honor.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמ֔⁠וֹ

that/for/because/then/when YHWH jealous his/its=name

Here, the word name represents God’s character. Alternate translation: [Yahweh is always jealous]

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