Deuteronomy 5:8
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deuteronomy 5:8 in other translations
| BSB | You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. |
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| WEB | “You shall not make a carved image for yourself—any likeness of what is in heaven above, or what is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. |
| ASV | Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: |
| YLT | ‘Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which is in the heavens above, and which is in the earth beneath, and which is in the waters under the earth; |
| DARBY | Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: |
| BBE | You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth: |
| Webster | Thou shalt not make for thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: |
What does Deuteronomy 5:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 5:6-20
6-20. I am the Lord thy God--The word "Lord" is expressive of authority or dominion; and God, who by natural claim as well as by covenant relation was entitled to exercise supremacy over His people Israel, had a sovereign right to establish laws for their government. [See on Ex 20:2.] The commandments which follow are, with a few slight verbal alterations, the same as formerly recorded (Ex 20:1-17), and in some of…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:6-22
There is some variation here from Ex 20 as between the Lord's prayer in Mt 6 and Lu 11. It is more necessary that we tie ourselves to the things, than to the words unalterably. The original reason for hallowing the sabbath, taken from God's resting from the work of creation on the seventh day, is not here mentioned. Though this ever remains in force, it is not the only reason. Here it is taken from Israel's…
Deuteronomy 5:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 5:8
- Exodus 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
- Deuteronomy 4:15-19
Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: …
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Context
- Deuteronomy 5:7
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
- Deuteronomy 5:8
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
- Deuteronomy 5:9
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deuteronomy 5:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No harás para ti escultura, ni imagen alguna de cosa que está arriba en los cielos, ó abajo en la tierra, ó en las aguas debajo de la tierra: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne te feras point d’image taillée, aucune ressemblance de ce qui est dans les cieux en haut, ni de ce qui est sur la terre en bas, ni de ce qui est dans les eaux au-dessous de la terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du sollst dir kein geschnitztes Bild machen, irgend ein Gleichnis dessen, was oben im Himmel, und was unten auf der Erde, und was in den Wassern unter der Erde ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non facies tibi sculptile, nec similitudinem omnium, quæ in cælo sunt desuper, et quæ in terra deorsum, et quæ versantur in aquis sub terra. |