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Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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ASV

and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.

KJV

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּפֶן־u.fen-and lestH6435 →
תִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'you should lift upH5375 →
עֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes yourH5869 →
הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahthe heavens towardsH8064 →
וְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taand you will seeH7200 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achthe moonH3394 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.Vimthe starsH3556 →
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605 →
צְבָ֣אtze.Va'[the] host ofH6635 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ve.ni.dach.Taand you will be drawn asideH5080 →
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taand you will bow downH7812 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto them
וַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.Tamand you will serve themH5647 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
חָלַ֜קcha.Lakhe has assignedH2505 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
לְכֹל֙le.Kholto allH3605 →
הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →

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Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.Romans 1:25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.Deuteronomy 17:3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—Genesis 1:16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.2 Kings 21:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.Genesis 1:16–18God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—Psalms 19:3Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,Psalms 148:3–5Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.Joshua 10:12–13On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.Joshua 10:12On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”Psalms 65:8Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

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