en_tn/exo/20/04.md

# nor the likeness

"and you must not make the likeness"

# You must not bow down to them or worship them

The word "them" refers to carved figures or idols.

# jealous

God wants his people to worship only him.

# punish the ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the descendants

God will punish people for the sin of their parents.

# the third and the fourth generation

"the 3rd and the 4th generation." Here "third" and "fourth" are ordinal numbers for "3" and "4." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me

The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithfully" or "faithful." AT: "I faithfully love thousands of those who love me" or "I am faithful to the covenant with thousands of those who love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# to thousands of those who love me

The word "thousands" is a metonym for a number too many to count. AT: "forever to those who love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# nor the likeness`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"and you must not make the likeness"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# You must not bow down to them or worship them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "them" refers to carved figures or idols.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# jealous`
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			`God wants his people to worship only him.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# punish the ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the descendants`
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			`God will punish people for the sin of their parents.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the third and the fourth generation`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the 3rd and the 4th generation." Here "third" and "fourth" are ordinal numbers for "3" and "4." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithfully" or "faithful." AT: "I faithfully love thousands of those who love me" or "I am faithful to the covenant with thousands of those who love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# to thousands of those who love me`

			`The word "thousands" is a metonym for a number too many to count. AT: "forever to those who love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`