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Exodus 20:6 Interlinear

“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments”

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Exodus 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה	H6213	And shewing	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2	חֶ֖֙סֶד֙	H2617	mercy	kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
3	לַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔ים	H505	unto thousands	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
4	לְאֹֽהֲבַ֖י	H157	of them that love	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
5	וּלְשֹֽׁמְרֵ֥י	H8104	me and keep	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
6	מִצְוֹתָֽי׃	H4687	my commandments	a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

Exodus 20:6 (current)And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments