Exodus 20:12

Honor (value highly, show reverence and respect for) your father and your mother. Then you will live long in the land that the Lord (Yahweh) your God (Elohim) will give you.
[This commandment has to do with both reverence for God and reverence for people. For small children, their parents are their "god." A child learns to revere God by revering his parents. Throughout life, the meaning of "revering one's parents" changes. For a small child, reverence means obedience; for an adult, it means having an equal relationship; and when parents grow old, it means taking care of them.]

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כַּבֵּד   אֶת   אָבִיךָ   וְאֶת   אִמֶּךָ   לְמַעַן   יַאֲרִכוּן   יָמֶיךָ   עַל   הָאֲדָמָה   אֲשֶׁר   יְהוָה   אֱלֹהֶיךָ   נֹתֵן   לָךְ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιος γένῃ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τῆς ἀγαθῆς ἧς κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσίν σοι


Interlinear — horizontal

Below is an interlinear translation which follows the original scripture word for word. We are still working on the lexicon. Please contact us if you want to help.



Read from right to left


Interlinear — table

Below is an interlinear version in table form that follows the word order of the original text. Clicking on the Strongs number will show the words in their basic form (note that sometimes the grammar causes not only the endings to change, but also the initial letters of the word).


Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3513
כַּבֵּ֥ד (kabed)
to honor
Verb Verb
piel sing. piel second person masculine singular

Vpv2ms
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H0001
H9021
אָבִ֖י (avi)
ךָ (kha)
father
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H9002
H0853
H9014
וְ (ve)
אֶת (et-)
־
and
obj.
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

C
To
H0517
H9021
אִמֶּ֑ (ime)
ךָ (kha)
mother
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H4616
לְמַ֙עַן֙ (lemaan)
because
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H0748
H9013
יַאֲרִכ֣וּ (jaarikho)
ן (n)
to prolong
parag
Verb Verb
hiphil 3p pl. hiphil third person masculine plural

Suffix Suffix

Vhi3mp
Sn
H3117
H9021
יָמֶ֔י (jame)
ךָ (kha)
day
your
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncmpc
Sp2ms
H5921a
עַ֚ל (al)
upon
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H0127
הָ (ha)
אֲדָמָ֔ה (adamah)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncfsa
H0834a
H9014
אֲשֶׁר (asher-)
־
which
link
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H3068
יְהוָ֥ה (jehvah)
YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H0430
H9021
אֱלֹהֶ֖י (elóhe)
ךָ (kha)
God
your
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncmpc
Sp2ms
H5414
נֹתֵ֥ן (nóten)
to give
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H9005
H9031
H9016
H9018
לָֽ (la)
ךְ (khe)
׃
ס (s)
to
you
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Rd
Sp2ms

The color of the words tell you how rare the word is, the more red, the fewer uses.

Colorscale:  
1-5
|6-10
|11-50
|51-100
|101-500
|501-1000
|1000+

More translations


English:
 Biblegateway – Multiple English translations side by side
 Expanded Bible – Expanded translations with comments and references
 Amplified – The first expanded translation
 New International Version – One of the most popular English translations
 Complete Jewish Bible – Translation with many translitterated Jewish phrases
 American standard version
 New King James Version – One of the most common English translations, uses Textus Receptus
 Tree of Life Version – Messianic translation
 NET Bible – Has a lot of commentary, generous copyright policy
 The Voice – Reads like a script from a play
 Youngs Literal Translation – Word for word translation
 Bible Hub – Website with many English translations

Bible Hub:
 Luther's German Bible (1545)
 Multiple Spanish translations

Other Interlinear translations:
 Blueletterbible – Blueletterbible's interlinear version
 Bible Hub – Bible Hub's interlinear version

commentaries:
 Bible Hub – Commentaries on Biblehub
 Enduring Word – Commentaries on Enduring word (whole chapter)
 Rashi's Commentary – Jewish Commentary (whole chapter)