Deuteronomy 4:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:23 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 →
הִשָּׁמְר֣וּ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לָכֶ֗ם
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙
shâkach
H7911
to forget
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּרִ֤ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
כָּרַ֖ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
עִמָּכֶ֑ם
ʻim
H5973
with
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָכֶ֥ם
פֶּ֨סֶל֙
peçel
H6459
idol
תְּמ֣וּנַת
tᵉmûwnâh
H8544
image
כֹּ֔ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוְּךָ֖
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make you an engraved image in the form of anything which Yahweh your God has forbidden you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Guard yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he cut with you, and make for yourselves an idol a form of anything that Yahweh your God has commanded you.
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