Exodus 20:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
Exodus 20:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 20:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 20:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
Exodus 20:12 — World English Bible
Exodus 20:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. ”
Exodus 20:12 — American Standard Version
Exodus 20:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.”
Exodus 20:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 20:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thyGod giveth thee. ”
Exodus 20:12 — Darby Translation
Exodus 20:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.”
Exodus 20:12 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 20:12 in Context — Exodus 20
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
What Does Exodus 20:12 Mean?
Exodus 20:12 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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