Exodus 20:4 — Bible Verse (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:”
Exodus 20:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 20:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 20:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
Exodus 20:4 — World English Bible
Exodus 20:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor 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: ”
Exodus 20:4 — American Standard Version
Exodus 20:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens above, or which <FI>is<Fi> in the earth beneath, or which <FI>is<Fi> in the waters under the earth.”
Exodus 20:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 20:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: ”
Exodus 20:4 — Darby Translation
Exodus 20:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neither any similitude of things that are in heauen aboue, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters vnder the earth.”
Exodus 20:4 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 20:4 in Context — Exodus 20
2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 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:
5 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;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
What Does Exodus 20:4 Mean?
Exodus 20:4 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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