Leviticus
Leviticus 17:7
7They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demonsb to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
Footnotes
- b 17:7 Or goat idols
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They must no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | עוֹד֙ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| offer | יִזְבְּח֥וּ | yiz·bə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| their sacrifices | זִבְחֵיהֶ֔ם | ziḇ·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2077 sacrifice |
| to the goat demons | לַשְּׂעִירִ֕ם | laś·śə·‘î·rim | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8163 he-goat, buck |
| to which | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they | הֵ֥ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| have prostituted | זֹנִ֖ים | zō·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| themselves | אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| This | זֹּ֥את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| will be | תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a permanent | עוֹלָ֛ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חֻקַּ֥ת | ḥuq·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| for them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 10:20 · Exodus 34:15 · Deuteronomy 32:17 · 2 Chronicles 11:15 · Psalm 106:37 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Ezekiel 23:8 · Revelation 17:1–5 · Leviticus 20:5 · Exodus 32:8 · Revelation 9:20 · Exodus 22:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.