Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 20:18

¹⁸so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that	לְמַ֗עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
they cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
teach	יְלַמְּד֤וּ	yə·lam·mə·ḏū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
you to do	לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
all	כְּכֹל֙	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the detestable things	תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם	tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8441 abomination
they do	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
for their gods	לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם	lê·lō·hê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
and so cause you to sin	וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם	wa·ḥă·ṭā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H2398 miss
against the LORD	לַיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ס	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.