God & Savior

Psalm 81:9

There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Psalm 81:9
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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)

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. בְ֭ךָVe.kha“among you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  4. אֵ֣ל'el“a god”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “god” · Strong's H0410K
  5. זָ֑רZar“strange”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
  6. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הtish.ta.cha.Veh“you must bow down”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  8. לְאֵ֣לle.'El“to a god of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “god” · Strong's H0410K
  9. נֵכָֽר׃ne.Khar“foreignness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵכָר · “foreign” · Strong's H5236
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)