## 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"