Exodus 23:33 — King James Version← Study notes

“They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”

Exodus 23:33 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 23:3315 words

לֹאlōʾNot

יֵשְׁבוּyēšəvûSit

בְּאַרְצְךָbəʾarəṣəḵāIn earth

פֶּןpenRemoval

יַחֲטִיאוּyaḥăṭîʾûMiss

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵā—

לִיlîTo

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

תַעֲבֹדtaʿăvōdWork

אֶתʾet—

אֱלֹהֵיהֶםʾĕlōhêhemGod

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

לְךָləḵāTo

לְמוֹקֵשׁləmwōqēšTo noose

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

לֹאlōʾNot

יֵשְׁבוּyēšəvûSit

בְּאַרְצְךָbəʾarəṣəḵāIn earth

פֶּןpenRemoval

יַחֲטִיאוּyaḥăṭîʾûMiss

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵādirect object marker (no translation)

לִיlîTo

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

תַעֲבֹדtaʿăvōdWork

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֱלֹהֵיהֶםʾĕlōhêhemGod

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

לְךָləḵāTo

לְמוֹקֵשׁləmwōqēšTo noose

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