(A)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (B)jealous God, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing [b]favor to (D)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

(E)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not [c]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  2. Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
  3. Exodus 20:7 Or hold him guiltless

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