Exodus 34:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֛י לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לְאֵ֣ל אַחֵ֑ר כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

For not tištaḥăweh to ʾēl ʾaḥēr, for YHWH qannāʾ his šəmô, ʾēl qannāʾ he is.

Grammar Details

• *tištaḥăweh*: imperfect 2nd masculine singular (Hishtaphel) - you shall bow down/worship
• *ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - god
• *ʾaḥēr*: adjective masculine singular - other/another
• *qannāʾ*: adjective masculine singular - jealous/zealous
• *šəmô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name

Word Meanings

• *tištaḥăweh*: bow down/worship/prostrate yourself
• *ʾēl ʾaḥēr*: another god/other god
• *qannāʾ*: jealous/zealous/passionate

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  (for thou shalt worship{H7812} no other{H312} god:{H410} for Jehovah,{H3068} whose name{H8034} is Jealous,{H7067} is a jealous{H7067} God);{H410}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thou shalt worship{H7812}{(H8691)} no other{H312} god{H410}: for the LORD{H3068}, whose name{H8034} is Jealous{H7067}, is a jealous{H7067} God{H410}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  for thou shalt worshippe no straunge God For the Lorde is called gelous, because he is a gelous God:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for thou shalt worshipe no other god. For ye LORDE is called gelous, because he is a gelous God:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (For thou shalt bow downe to none other god, because the Lord, whose Name is Ielous, is a ielous God)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt worship no straunge God: for the Lorde is called ielous, because he is a ielous God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for ye do not bow yourselves to another god -- for Jehovah, whose name `is' Zealous, is a zealous God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.

• World English Bible (2000)

  for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:3-5 : 3 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Deut 4:24 : 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
• Deut 6:15 : 15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.
• Deut 29:20 : 20 The LORD will single them out for disaster from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
• Deut 32:21 : 21 They made Me jealous with something that is not God; they provoked Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a nation; I will provoke them with a foolish nation.
• Nah 1:2 : 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and reserves wrath for his enemies.
• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
• 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
• Josh 24:19 : 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
• Deut 32:16 : 16 They made Him jealous with strange gods and provoked Him to anger with detestable practices.
• Deut 5:7 : 7 You shall have no other gods before Me.
• Deut 5:24 : 24 And you said, 'Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.
• Exod 33:19 : 19 And the LORD said, 'I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.'
• Exod 34:5-7 : 5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud, stood there with him, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. 7 Maintaining steadfast love to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but not leaving the guilty unpunished. He punishes the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
• Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.