Exodus 34:13 Go deeper
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But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 2
מִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.Tamaltars their
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 3
תִּתֹּצ֔וּןti.to.Tzunyou will pull down !
Lemma: נָתַץ (na.tats) · Strong's: H5422
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to tear
Used 42 times. Also: Leviticus 11:35, Leviticus 14:45, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 2:2, Judges 6:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5422; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 4
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 5
מַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.Tamsacred pillars their
Lemma: מַצֵּבָה (mats.tse.vah) · Strong's: H4676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: pillar
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 31:51, Genesis 31:52 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4676; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 6
תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.Runyou will break down !
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpi2mp)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 7
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 8
אֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavAsherah poles its
Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה (a.she.rah) · Strong's: H0842
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNtmpc)
Meaning: Asherah
Used 40 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Deuteronomy 16:21, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0842; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 9
תִּכְרֹתֽוּן\׃tikh.ro.Tunyou will cut down !
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to cut: cut
Used 52 times. Also: Exodus 4:25, Leviticus 22:24, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 13:24, Deuteronomy 19:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772G; TAHOT Exodus 34:13 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Rather | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you must tear down | → | נָתַץ H5422 to tear |
| their altars | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| smash | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| their sacred stones | → | מַצֵּבָה H4676 pillar |
| and chop down | → | כָּרַת H3772G to cut: cut |
| their Asherah poles | → | אֲשֵׁרָה H0842 Asherah |
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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