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nor the likeness

AT: "and you must not make the likeness"

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 ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the descendants

God will punish people for the sin of their parents.

I show covenant faithfulness to thousands

AT: "because of my covenant, I am faithful to thousands" or "I faithfully love thousands"

thousands of those

"many generations of those"