For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
For thou shalt worship no otherGod; for Jehovah — Jealous is his name — is a jealousGod;
(for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);
for ye do not bow yourselves to another god--for Jehovah, whose name is Zealous, is a zealous God.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus