Deuteronomy 5: 9 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: 10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
how to understand "third and fourth generation" and "thousands of them"?
does "them" imply generations, children, or something else?
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 5: 10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
how to understand "third and fourth generation" and "thousands of them"?
does "them" imply generations, children, or something else?
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