Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:19

¹⁹When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars— all the host of heaven— do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When you look	תִּשָּׂ֨א	tiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה	haš·šā·may·māh	Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
and see	וְֽ֠רָאִיתָ	wə·rā·’î·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
the sun	הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
moon	הַיָּרֵ֜חַ	hay·yā·rê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
and stars	הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗ים	hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the host	צְבָ֣א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
do not be	וּפֶן־	ū·p̄en-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
enticed	וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛	wə·nid·daḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
to bow down	וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ	wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
and worship	וַעֲבַדְתָּ֑ם	wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
what	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
has apportioned	חָלַ֜ק	ḥā·laq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
to all	לְכֹל֙	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nations	הָֽעַמִּ֔ים	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
under	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Cross-references

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Romans 1:25 · Deuteronomy 17:3 · 2 Kings 21:3 · 2 Kings 17:16 · Genesis 2:1 · Genesis 1:16–18 · Nehemiah 9:6 · Joshua 10:12–13 · Psalm 148:3–5 · Matthew 5:45 · Psalm 74:16–17 · Jeremiah 33:25

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