Exodus

Exodus 34:15–16

15Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. 16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.

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Exodus 34:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtiḵ·rōṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בlə·yō·wō·šêḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
for when they prostitute themselvesוְזָנ֣וּ׀wə·zā·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
toאַחֲרֵ֣י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם’ĕ·lō·hê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH430 God
and sacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙wə·zā·ḇə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
toלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םlê·lō·hê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH430 God
they will inviteוְקָרָ֣אwə·qā·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
youלְךָ֔lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
and you will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖wə·’ā·ḵal·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
their sacrificesמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃miz·ziḇ·ḥōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2077 sacrifice

Exodus 34:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And when you takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥wə·lā·qaḥ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
some of their daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmib·bə·nō·ṯāwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1323 daughter
as brides for your sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָlə·ḇā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
their daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוḇə·nō·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1323 daughter
will prostitute themselvesוְזָנ֣וּwə·zā·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
toאַחֲרֵי֙’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן’ĕ·lō·hê·henNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine pluralH430 God
and cause your sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָbā·ne·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son

Cross-references

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Exodus 34:15 Judges 2:17 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Psalm 106:28 · Numbers 25:2 · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · 1 Corinthians 10:20–21 · Leviticus 17:7 · Leviticus 20:5–6 · Exodus 34:12 · Jeremiah 3:9

Exodus 34:16 Ezra 9:2 · 1 Kings 11:2–4 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Numbers 25:1–2 · Nehemiah 13:25 · Nehemiah 13:23 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.