Isaiah

Isaiah 17:8

⁸They will not look to the altars

they have fashioned with their hands

or to the Asherahs and incense altars

they have made with their fingers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
look	יִשְׁעֶ֔ה	yiš·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8159 gaze
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the altars	הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת	ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
they have fashioned	מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
with their hands	יָדָ֑יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
or to the Asherahs	וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים	wə·hā·’ă·šê·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
and incense altars	וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃	wə·hā·ḥam·mā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2553 sun-pillar
they have made	עָשׂ֤וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
with their fingers	אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙	’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H676 finger

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.