King James Version
Exodus 20:6 in the King James Version says “And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”
Exodus 20:6 · KJV
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 shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“unto thousands”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“me and keep”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
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