Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 8:19

19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you ever forgetשָׁכֹ֤חַšā·ḵō·aḥVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH7911 forget
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗wə·hā·laḵ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
afterאַחֲרֵי֙’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
to worshipוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םwa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5647 work, serve
and bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָwə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7812 bow down
to themלָהֶ֑םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
I testifyהַעִדֹ֤תִיha·‘i·ḏō·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
against youבָכֶם֙ḇā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
todayהַיּ֔וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you will surely perishאָבֹ֖ד’ā·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6 perish

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