Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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ASV
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
KJV
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כַּבֵּ֥ד | ka.Bed | honor | H3513 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אָבִ֖יךָ | 'a.Vi.kha | father your | H1 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אִמֶּ֑ךָ | 'i.Me.kha | mother your | H517 → |
| לְמַ֙עַן֙ | le.Ma.'an | so that | H4616 → |
| יַאֲרִכ֣וּן | ya.'a.ri.Khun | they may be long ! | H748 → |
| יָמֶ֔יךָ | ya.Mei.kha | days your | H3117 → |
| עַ֚ל | 'al | on | H5921 → |
| הָאֲדָמָ֔ה | ha.'a.da.Mah | the land | H127 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| נֹתֵ֥ן | no.Ten | [is] about to give | H5414 → |
| לָֽךְ׃ ס | Lakh | to <the> you |
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