Deuteronomy 32:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 32:17 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 →
יִזְבְּח֗וּ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
לַשֵּׁדִים֙
shêd
H7700
demon
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֱלֹ֔הַ
ʼĕlôwahh
H433
God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדָע֑וּם
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
חֲדָשִׁים֙
châdâsh
H2319
new
מִקָּרֹ֣ב
qârôwb
H7138
near
בָּ֔אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שְׂעָר֖וּם
sâʻar
H8175
to dread
אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
They sacrificed to demons, [which were] no God, To gods that they didn't know, To new [gods] that came up of late, Which your fathers didn't dread.
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King James Version Public Domain
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They sacrificed to demons, not God, gods they had not known, new ones come recently, your fathers had not feared.
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