Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 12:3 Interlinear
“And ye shall overthrow their altars and break their pillars their groves and burn with fire the graven images of their gods and ye shall hew down and destroy the names of them out of that place ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם | H5422 | And ye shall overthrow | to tear down |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם | H4196 | their altars | an altar |
| 4 | וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ | H7665 | and break | to burst (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 6 | מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם | H4676 | their pillars | something stationed, i.e., a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol |
| 7 | וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ | H842 | their groves | asherah (or astarte) a phoenician goddess; also an image of the same |
| 8 | תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן | H8313 | and burn | to be (causatively, set) on fire |
| 9 | בָּאֵ֔שׁ | H784 | with fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 10 | וּפְסִילֵ֥י | H6456 | the graven images | an idol |
| 11 | אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם | H430 | of their gods | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 12 | תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן | H1438 | and ye shall hew down | to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything |
| 13 | וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם | H6 | and destroy | properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) |
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | שְׁמָ֔ם | H8034 | the names | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 16 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 17 | הַמָּק֖וֹם | H4725 | of them out of that place | properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) |
| 18 | הַהֽוּא׃ | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo |
Verse Context
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