Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:25
25After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form— doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have | תוֹלִ֤יד | ṯō·w·lîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| children | בָּנִים֙ | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and grandchildren | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and you have been in the land | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| a long time | וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖ם | wə·nō·wō·šan·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3462 sleep |
| if you then act corruptly | וְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם | wə·hiš·ḥat·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| and make | וַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶם | 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 |
| of any | כֹּ֔ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| form | תְּמ֣וּנַת | tə·mū·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8544 likeness, form |
| doing | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֛ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה־ | 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 |
| provoking Him to anger | לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ | lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
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Deuteronomy 4:16 · Hosea 9:9 · 1 Corinthians 10:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.