Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:23

²³Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be careful	הִשָּׁמְר֣וּ	hiš·šā·mə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
that you	לָכֶ֗ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
do not	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
forget	תִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙	tiš·kə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7911 forget
the covenant	בְּרִ֤ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He made	כָּרַ֖ת	kā·raṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with you	עִמָּכֶ֑ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
do not make	וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
an idol	פֶּ֙סֶל֙	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
for yourselves	לָכֶ֥ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
in the form	תְּמ֣וּנַת	tə·mū·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8544 likeness, form
of anything	כֹּ֔ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
He	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has forbidden you	צִוְּךָ֖	ṣiw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

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Deuteronomy 4:9 · Matthew 24:4 · Hebrews 3:12 · Isaiah 24:5 · Ezekiel 16:59 · 1 Chronicles 16:15 · Deuteronomy 29:25 · Deuteronomy 31:20 · Joshua 23:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.