Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces. Young's Literal Translation ‘Thou dost not bow thyself to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their doings, but dost utterly devote them, and thoroughly break their standing pillars. King James Bible Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. Hebrew You must notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bow down תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה (ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate to their gods לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ (lê·lō·hê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative or serve them תָֽעָבְדֵ֔ם (ṯā·‘ā·ḇə·ḏêm) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave or וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no follow תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (ṯa·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make their practices. כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם (kə·ma·‘ă·śê·hem) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property Instead, כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you are to demolish them הָרֵס֙ (hā·rês) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy and smash their sacred stones מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol to pieces. וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר (wə·šab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces |
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