Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:16–17

¹⁶They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods;

they enraged Him with abominations.

¹⁷They sacrificed to demons, not to God,

to gods they had not known,

to newly arrived gods,

which your fathers did not fear.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They provoked His jealousy	יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּ	yaq·ni·’u·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
with foreign gods	בְּזָרִ֑ים	bə·zā·rîm	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
they enraged Him	יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃	yaḵ·‘î·su·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
with abominations	בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת	bə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H8441 abomination

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sacrificed	יִזְבְּח֗וּ	yiz·bə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to demons	לַשֵּׁדִים֙	laš·šê·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7700 demon
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to God	אֱלֹ֔הַ	’ĕ·lō·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
to gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
they had not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יְדָע֑וּם	yə·ḏā·‘ūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3045 know
to newly arrived	חֲדָשִׁים֙	ḥă·ḏā·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2319 new
which your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	שְׂעָר֖וּם	śə·‘ā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H8175 bristle

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Deuteronomy 32:16 Psalm 78:58 · 1 Corinthians 10:22

Deuteronomy 32:17 Judges 5:8 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Leviticus 17:7 · Deuteronomy 32:21 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · Psalm 106:37–38 · Isaiah 44:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.