Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 18:9

⁹When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
enter	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
is giving	נֹתֵ֣ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
imitate	לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
the detestable ways	כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת	kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8441 abomination
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֥ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
there	הָהֵֽם׃	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.