Psalms 81:9 Go deeper

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. (KJV)

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לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Psalms 81:9 word 1

יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 81:9 word 2

אֵ֣ל'ela god

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410K

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

Meaning: god

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 32:21, Job 41:25, Psalms 29:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410K; TAHOT Psalms 81:9 word 3

זָ֑רZarstrange

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Psalms 81:9 word 4

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 Psalms 81:9 word 5

תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הtish.ta.cha.Vehyou must bow down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

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 Psalms 81:9 word 6

לְאֵ֣לle.'Elto a god of

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: god

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 32:21, Job 41:25, Psalms 29:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410K; TAHOT Psalms 81:9 word 7

נֵכָֽר\׃ne.Kharforeignness

Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236

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

Meaning: foreign

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT Psalms 81:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

There must be no	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
strange	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
god	→	אֵל H0410K god
among you	→
nor shall you	→	לֹא H3808 not
bow	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
to a foreign	→	נֵכָר H5236 foreign
god	→	אֵל H0410K god

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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