Exodus 20:6
New International Version
but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

New Living Translation
But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

English Standard Version
but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Berean Standard Bible
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

King James Bible
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

New King James Version
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

New American Standard Bible
but showing favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

NASB 1995
but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

NASB 1977
but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Legacy Standard Bible
but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Amplified Bible
but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Christian Standard Bible
but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands.

American Standard Version
and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I produce grace to thousands of generations of My friends and those keeping my commands.

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

Contemporary English Version
But if you love me and obey my laws, I will be kind to your families for thousands of generations.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.

English Revised Version
and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.

Good News Translation
But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.

International Standard Version
but showing gracious love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

JPS Tanakh 1917
and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

Literal Standard Version
and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.

Majority Standard Bible
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

New American Bible
but showing love down to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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

New Revised Standard Version
but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

New Heart English Bible
and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Webster's Bible Translation
And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

World English Bible
and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Young's Literal Translation
and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.

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Context
The Ten Commandments
5You 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, 6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. 7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.…

Cross References
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Exodus 34:7
maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."

Numbers 14:18
The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.'

Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

Nehemiah 1:5
Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Psalm 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children's children--

Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;


Treasury of Scripture

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

shewing

Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

Deuteronomy 5:29
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

love me

John 14:15,21
If ye love me, keep my commandments…

1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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(6) Shewing mercy unto thousands.--Rather, to the thousandth generation, as is distinctly expressed in Deuteronomy 7:9. God's mercy infinitely transcends His righteous anger. Sin is visited on three, or at most four, generations. Righteousness is remembered, and advantages descendants, for ever.

Verse 6. - Shewing mercy unto thousands. Or, "to the thousandth generation." (Compare Deuteronomy 7:9.) In neither case are the numbers to be taken as exact and definite. The object of them is to contrast the long duration of the Divine love and favour towards the descendants of those who love him, with the comparatively short duration of his chastening wrath in the case of those who are his adversaries. And keep my commandments. Thus only is love shown. Compare John 14:15-21; 1 John 2:5; 2 John 1:6.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
but showing
וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה (wə·‘ō·śeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

loving devotion
חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

to a thousand [generations]
לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים (la·’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Preposition-l | Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

of those who love
לְאֹהֲבַ֖י (lə·’ō·hă·ḇay)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

Me and keep
וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (ū·lə·šō·mə·rê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

My commandments.
מִצְוֺתָֽי׃ (miṣ·wō·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment


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