Deuteronomy 13:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, near unto you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־אִ֠מֶּךָ אֽוֹ־בִנְךָ֨ אֽוֹ־בִתְּךָ֜ א֣וֹ ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיקֶ֗ךָ א֧וֹ רֵֽעֲךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֗ה וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

If yĕsîtkā ʾāḥîkā ben-ʾimmekā or-binkā or-bittĕkā or ʾēšet ḥêqekā or rēʿăkā who is-as-kĕnapšĕkā in-the-bassēter lēʾmōr: let-us-nēlĕkāh and-let-us-wĕnaʿabdāh ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm which not yādaʿtā you and-ʾăbōtêkā,

Grammar Details

*yĕsîtkā*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he entices you
*ʾāḥîkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your brother
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*ʾimmekā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mother
*binkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your son
*bittĕkā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your daughter
*ʾēšet*: noun, feminine singular construct - wife of
*ḥêqekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bosom
*rēʿăkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your friend
*kĕnapšĕkā*: preposition kaf + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as your soul
*bassēter*: preposition bet + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the secret
*lēʾmōr*: preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct - saying
*nēlĕkāh*: qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us go/walk
*wĕnaʿabdāh*: qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural with waw consecutive - and let us serve/worship
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - gods
*ʾăḥērîm*: adjective, masculine plural - other/foreign/strange
*yādaʿtā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you knew
*ʾăbōtêkā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers

Word Meanings

*sût*: entice/persuade/instigate
*ʾāḥ*: brother/kinsman/relative
*ʾēšet*: wife/woman
*ḥêq*: bosom/lap/chest
*rēaʿ*: friend/companion/fellow
*nepeš*: soul/self/life/person
*sēter*: secret/hiding place/cover
*hālak*: go/walk/follow
*ʿābad*: serve/worship/work for
*yādaʿ*: know/learn/recognize
*ʾāb*: father/ancestor

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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