Deuteronomy 18:9
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.
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ASV
When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
KJV
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | if | H3588 → |
| אַתָּה֙ | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | [have] gone | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| נֹתֵ֣ן | no.Ten | [is] about to give | H5414 → |
| לָ֑ךְ | Lakh | to <the> you | |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תִלְמַ֣ד | til.Mad | you will learn | H3925 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
| כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת | ke.to.'a.Vot | according to [the] abominations of | H8441 → |
| הַגּוֹיִ֥ם | ha.go.Yim | the nations | H1471 → |
| הָהֵֽם׃ | ha.Hem | <the> those | H1992 → |
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