12'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.


In Context

9 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

10 and the seventh day is a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thy cattle, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, —

11 for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.

12 'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

13 'Thou dost not murder.

14 'Thou dost not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12|Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you.