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Exodus 34:17

You shall make no molten gods for yourselves.
Exodus 34:17
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֱלֹהֵ֥י מַסֵּכָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃

  1. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“gods of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “gods” · Strong's H0430J
  2. מַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.Khah“molten metal”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַסֵּכָה · “liquid” · Strong's H4541A
  3. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. תַעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-“you must make”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  5. לָּֽךְ׃Lakh“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)