Deuteronomy 32:17 Go deeper

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They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. (KJV)

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יִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.Chuthey sacrificed

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 1

לַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.Dimto the demons

Lemma: שֵׁד (shed) · Strong's: H7700

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: demon

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 106:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7700; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'[which] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 3

אֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.ha[are] God

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23, Job 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 4

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'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 32:17 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'[which] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 6

יְדָע֑וּםye.da.'Umthey had known them

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 7

חֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.Shimnew [gods]

Lemma: חָדָשׁ (cha.dash) · Strong's: H2319H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: new

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 23:16, Leviticus 26:10, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2319H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 8

מִקָּרֹ֣בmi.ka.Ro[which] from near

Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: near

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 9

בָּ֔אוּBa.'uthey had come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 10

לֹ֥אlo'[which] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 11

שְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.Rumthey had known about them

Lemma: שָׂעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H8175C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8175C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 12

אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:17 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They sacrificed	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to demons	→	שֵׁד H7700 demon
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
to gods	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430J God
they had not	→	לֹא H3808 not
known	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
to newly arrived [gods]	→	חָדָשׁ H2319H new
. . .	→	קָרֹב H7138 near
. . .	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
which your fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
fear	→	שָׂעַר H8175C to know

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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