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Deuteronomy 5:10

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

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וְעֹ֥שֶׂהveosehand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…חֶ֖סֶדchesedkindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “kindness”, the ordinary formH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.לַֽאֲלָפִ֑יםlaalafimto thousandאֶלֶףpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “to thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.לְאֹהֲבַ֖יleohavayto loveאָהַבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יuleshomereand to bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and to beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מצותוmtsvtvlawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.מִצְוֺתָֽיmitsotaylawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Young’s Literal Translation

and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.

World English Bible

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Darby Translation

and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Douay-Rheims

And shewing mercy unto many thousands, to them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and doing mercifully to thousands of them that love me, and that keep my commandments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί με, καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὰ προστάγματά μου.