Deuteronomy 11:16 Go deeper
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Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; (KJV)
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הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.Rutake heed
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104J
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNv2mp)
Meaning: to keep: careful
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 24:6, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Exodus 10:28, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 1
פֶּ֥ןpenlest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 2
יִפְתֶּ֖הyif.Tehit should be deceived
Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to entice
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20, 1 Kings 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 3
לְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.Khemheart your
Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 4
וְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.Temand you will turn aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 5
וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.Temand you will serve
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 6
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Himgods
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 7
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.Rimother
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 8
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.Temand you will bow down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVvq2mp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:16 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But be careful | → | שָׁמַר H8104J to keep: careful |
| that you are not | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| enticed | → | פָּתָה H6601B to entice |
| . . . | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| to turn aside | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| to worship | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| and bow down | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| to other | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
| gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430J God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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