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Shamuth 20:2–7 (Exodus)

"I am Yahuah your Alahym, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other alahym before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of what is in the Shamayim above, what is in the Arats beneath, or what is in the waters beneath the Arats. You shall not Shakhah yourself to them, nor ʿAbad them, for I, Yahuah your Alahym, am a jealous Al, visiting the ʿAwun of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but doing Khasad to thousands of those who love Me and guard My Mitswuth. You shall not carry the Sham of Yahuah your Alahym for emptiness, because Yahuah will not hold guiltless the one who carries His Sham for emptiness."

Meaning

Yahuah יהוה · Y-H-W-H · Ya-hu-ah

The personal Name of the Creator, written with the four letters yod, he, waw, he. It is His Name, not a title.

Alahym אלהים · A-L-H · A-la-hym

The Mighty One; the plural-form title expressing full might and authority, used of Yahuah.

Shamayim שמים · Sha-ma-yim

The heavens, the sky.

Arats ארץ · A-R-Ts · A-rats

The earth, the land, the ground.

Shakhah שחה · Sh-Kh-H · Sha-khah

To bow down, prostrate oneself, do homage.

ʿAbad עבד · ʿ-B-D · ʿA-bad

To serve, work, and worship through service.

Al אל · A-L · Al

Mighty One, strength, power; the singular form.

ʿAwun עון · ʿ-W-N · ʿA-wun

Iniquity, guilt, crookedness; twisted wrongdoing together with its guilt.

Khasad חסד · Kh-S-D · Kha-sad

Steadfast covenant love, loyal kindness, mercy that keeps faith.

Mitswuth מצוה · Ts-W-H · Mits-wah

Commandment, charge; something commanded. Plural Mitswuth.

Sham שם · Sh-M · Sham

Name; not a mere label but identity, reputation, and authority.

Question answered: What does Yahuah prohibit concerning other mighty ones? Both Shakhah (bowing) and ʿAbad (serving) them.
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