Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:31
31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| in this way | כֵ֔ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| because | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they practice | עָשׂוּ֙ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| for their gods | לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | lê·lō·hê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| abomination | תּוֹעֲבַ֨ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| hates | שָׂנֵ֗א | śā·nê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| They even | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| burn | יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ | yiś·rə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8313 burn |
| their sons | בְּנֵיהֶם֙ | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | bə·nō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| in the fire | בָאֵ֖שׁ | ḇā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| to their gods | לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ | lê·lō·hê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 32:35 · Deuteronomy 18:9–10 · 2 Kings 17:15–17 · 2 Kings 21:2 · Jeremiah 7:31 · Deuteronomy 9:5 · Deuteronomy 12:4 · Leviticus 18:3 · Exodus 23:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.