Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:28

²⁸And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
you will serve	וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־	wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
man-made	מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
gods	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
of wood	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and stone	וָאֶ֔בֶן	wā·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
which	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאוּן֙	yir·’ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7200 see
hear	יִשְׁמְע֔וּן	yiš·mə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H8085 hear
eat	יֹֽאכְל֖וּן	yō·ḵə·lūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H398 eat
smell	יְרִיחֻֽן׃	yə·rî·ḥun	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7306 smell, perceive odour

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.