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Deuteronomy 7:25 — King James Version← Study notes

The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.


Deuteronomy 7:25Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 7:2519 words
פְּסִילֵיpəsîlêIdol
אֱלֹהֵיהֶםʾĕlōhêhemGod
תִּשְׂרְפוּןtiśərəp̄ûnBe
בָּאֵשׁbāʾēšIn fire
לֹאlōʾNot
תַחְמֹדtaḥəmōdDelight in
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
וְזָהָבwəzāhāvAnd gold
עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
לָךְlāḵəTo
פֶּןpenRemoval
תִּוָּקֵשׁtiûqēšEnsnare
בּוֹbwōIn
כִּיRelative conjunction
תוֹעֲבַתtwōʿăvatDisgusting
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
הוּאhûʾHe
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

פְּסִילֵיpəsîlêIdol
אֱלֹהֵיהֶםʾĕlōhêhemGod
תִּשְׂרְפוּןtiśərəp̄ûnBe
בָּאֵשׁbāʾēšIn fire
לֹאlōʾNot
תַחְמֹדtaḥəmōdDelight in
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
וְזָהָבwəzāhāvAnd gold
עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
לָךְlāḵəTo
פֶּןpenRemoval
תִּוָּקֵשׁtiûqēšEnsnare
בּוֹbwōIn
כִּיRelative conjunction
תוֹעֲבַתtwōʿăvatDisgusting
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
הוּאhûʾHe

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