Deuteronomy 12:30 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 12:30 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לְךָ֗
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּנָּקֵשׁ֙
nâqash
H5367
to strike
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼachar
H310
after
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
הִשָּׁמְדָ֣ם
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וּפֶן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּדְרֹ֨שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לֵאמֹ֨ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵיכָ֨ה
ʼêyk
H349
how
יַעַבְד֜וּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הַגּוֹיִ֤ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאֶעֱשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אָֽנִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
take heed to yourself that you not be ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
watch yourself, lest you become trapped after them, after they are destroyed from your face, and lest you inquire for their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods? And thus I also will do.’
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