2 Kings 17:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַבְּרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי אִתְּכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃

Transliteration

wə-ha-bərît ʾăšer-kārattî ʾittəkem lōʾ tiškāḥû wə-lōʾ tîrəʾû ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm

Grammar Details

*wə-ha-bərît*: conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the covenant
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
*kārattî*: Qal perfect 1cs - I cut/made
*ʾittəkem*: preposition + 2mp suffix - with you
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*tiškāḥû*: Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall forget
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*tîrəʾû*: Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - gods
*ʾăḥērîm*: masculine plural adjective - other

Word Meanings

*kārattî bərît*: I made a covenant/I cut a covenant (idiom)
*tîrəʾû*: fear/revere/worship
*tiškāḥû*: you shall forget/neglect/ignore

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:23 : 23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.
Deut 6:12 : 12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deut 8:14-18 : 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; 15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end: 17 and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.

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