Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 7:3–6

3Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire. 6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

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Deuteronomy 7:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
intermarryתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןṯiṯ·ḥat·tênVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2859 wife's father
with themבָּ֑םbāmPreposition; third person masculine plural
Do notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
giveתִתֵּ֣ןṯit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
your daughtersבִּתְּךָ֙bit·tə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1323 daughter
to their sonsלִבְנ֔וֹliḇ·nōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
orלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
takeתִקַּ֥חṯiq·qaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
their daughtersוּבִתּ֖וֹū·ḇit·tōwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1323 daughter
for your sonsלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liḇ·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son

Deuteronomy 7:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they will turn your sonsבִּנְךָ֙bin·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
awayיָסִ֤ירyā·sîrVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
from following Meמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יmê·’a·ḥă·rayPreposition-m; first person common singularH310 behind
to serveוְעָבְד֖וּwə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5647 work, serve
otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
Then the angerאַף־’ap̄-Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will burnוְחָרָ֤הwə·ḥā·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
against youבָּכֶ֔םbā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
and He will swiftlyמַהֵֽר׃ma·hêrAdverbH4118 hurrying, in a hurry
destroy youוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖wə·hiš·mî·ḏə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH8045 be exterminated, destroyed

Deuteronomy 7:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Insteadכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
this is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
you are to do to themתַעֲשׂוּ֙ṯa·‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH6213 do, make
tear downתִּתֹּ֔צוּtit·tō·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5422 pull down, break down
their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz·bə·ḥō·ṯê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4196 altar
smashתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּtə·šab·bê·rūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7665 break, break in pieces
their sacred pillarsוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯāmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
cut downתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןtə·ḡad·dê·‘ūnVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH1438 hew, hew down or off
their Asherah polesוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙wa·’ă·šê·rê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH842 Ashera
and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtiś·rə·p̄ūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH8313 burn
their idolsוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םū·p̄ə·sî·lê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6456 id.
in the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃bā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire

Deuteronomy 7:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתָּ֔ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are a peopleעַ֤ם‘amNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
holyקָדוֹשׁ֙qā·ḏō·wōšAdjective - masculine singularH6918 sacred, holy
to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
has chosen youבָּחַ֣ר׀bā·ḥarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose
to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a peopleלְעַ֣םlə·‘amPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
for Hisלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
prized possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הsə·ḡul·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5459 possession, property
out of allמִכֹּל֙mik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the faceפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃סhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land

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Deuteronomy 7:3 1 Kings 11:2 · Joshua 23:12–13 · Exodus 34:15–16 · Nehemiah 13:23–27 · Judges 3:6–7 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · Genesis 6:2–3 · Ezra 9:1–2

Deuteronomy 7:4 Deuteronomy 6:15 · Deuteronomy 32:16–17 · Exodus 20:5 · Deuteronomy 4:26 · Judges 2:20 · Judges 3:7–8 · Judges 10:6–7 · Judges 2:11

Deuteronomy 7:5 Exodus 23:24 · Exodus 34:13 · Deuteronomy 12:2–3 · Judges 6:25–26 · Leviticus 26:1 · Deuteronomy 16:22 · Deuteronomy 9:21 · Deuteronomy 7:25

Deuteronomy 7:6 Deuteronomy 14:2 · Exodus 19:5–6 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Malachi 3:17 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · Deuteronomy 26:19 · Jeremiah 2:3 · Titus 2:14 · Amos 3:2 · Psalm 50:5 · Deuteronomy 28:9 · 2 Peter 2:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.