Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 7:26
26And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you must not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bring | תָבִ֤יא | ṯā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| any detestable thing | תֽוֹעֵבָה֙ | ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8441 abomination |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your house | בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ | bê·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| or you | וְהָיִ֥יתָ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like it | כָּמֹ֑הוּ | kā·mō·hū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| will be set apart for destruction | חֵ֖רֶם | ḥê·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H2764 devoted thing |
| You are to utterly detest | שַׁקֵּ֧ץ׀ | šaq·qêṣ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H8262 detest, make detestable |
| and abhor it | וְתַעֵ֥ב׀ | wə·ṯa·‘êḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H8581 loathe, detest |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | הֽוּא׃פ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is set apart for destruction | חֵ֥רֶם | ḥê·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H2764 devoted thing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 13:17 · Hosea 14:8 · Isaiah 30:22 · Ezekiel 11:18 · Romans 2:22 · Ezekiel 14:7 · Joshua 7:1–26 · Leviticus 27:28–29 · Joshua 6:17–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.