Deuteronomy 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”
Deuteronomy 4:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 4:1612 words
פֶּןpenRemoval
תַּשְׁחִתוּןtašəḥitûnDecay
וַעֲשִׂיתֶםwaʿăśîtemAnd do
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
פֶּסֶלpeselIdol
תְּמוּנַתtəmûnatPortioned
כָּלkālWhole
סָמֶלsāmelLikeness
תַּבְנִיתtavənîtStructure
זָכָרzāḵārRemembered
אוֹʾwōDesire
נְקֵבָהnəqēvāhFemale
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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