Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:2
2Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods— atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroy completely | אַבֵּ֣ד | ’ab·bêḏ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H6 perish |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the places | הַמְּקֹמ֞וֹת | ham·mə·qō·mō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| you | אַתֶּ֛ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are dispossessing | יֹרְשִׁ֥ים | yō·rə·šîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| have served | עָֽבְדוּ־ | ‘ā·ḇə·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
| their gods | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| atop | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the high | הָֽרָמִים֙ | hā·rā·mîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| mountains | הֶהָרִ֤ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the hills | הַגְּבָע֔וֹת | hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1389 hill |
| and under | וְתַ֖חַת | wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| green | רַעֲנָן׃ | ra·ʿă·nå̄n | Adjective - masculine singular | H7488 luxuriant, fresh |
| tree | עֵ֥ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 7:5 · Numbers 33:51–52 · 2 Kings 16:4 · Exodus 34:12–17 · 2 Kings 17:10–11 · Deuteronomy 7:25–26 · Ezekiel 20:28–29 · Jeremiah 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.