Joshua

Joshua 23:7

⁷So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So you are not	לְבִלְתִּי־	lə·ḇil·tî-	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to associate	בוֹא֙	ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that remain	הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים	han·niš·’ā·rîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
among you	אִתְּכֶ֑ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
call on	תַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙	ṯaz·kî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2142 remember
the names	וּבְשֵׁ֨ם	ū·ḇə·šêm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of their gods	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
or	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
swear by them	תַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּ	ṯaš·bî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7650 swear
and you must not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
serve them	תַעַבְד֔וּם	ṯa·‘aḇ·ḏūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
bow down	תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	ṯiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 23:13 · Psalm 16:4 · Deuteronomy 7:2–3 · Jeremiah 5:7 · Joshua 23:12 · Exodus 23:33 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Proverbs 4:14 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · Zephaniah 1:5 · Ephesians 5:11 · Hosea 2:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.