Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:3
3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven— which I have forbidden—
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and going | וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to worship | וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ | way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| bowing down | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| to them | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| or to the sun | וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ | wə·laš·še·meš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| moon | לַיָּרֵ֗חַ | lay·yā·rê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3394 moon |
| or | א֛וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| any | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of the host | צְבָ֥א | ṣə·ḇā | Noun - common singular construct | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have forbidden | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 7:31 · Jeremiah 32:35 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Jeremiah 19:5 · Job 31:26–27 · Jeremiah 7:22–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.