Deuteronomy 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:16 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 →
פֶּ֨ן
pên
H6435
lest
תַּשְׁחִת֔וּן
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָכֶ֛ם
פֶּ֖סֶל
peçel
H6459
idol
תְּמוּנַ֣ת
tᵉmûwnâh
H8544
image
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
סָ֑מֶל
çemel
H5566
idol
תַּבְנִ֥ית
tabnîyth
H8403
pattern
זָכָ֖ר
zâkâr
H2145
male
א֥וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
נְקֵבָֽה
nᵉqêbâh
H5347
woman
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself an engraved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
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King James Version Public Domain
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
lest you act corruptly, and make for yourselves an idol of the form of any image, a likeness of male or female,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).