Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 29:18 Interlinear
“ Lest there should be among you man or woman or family or tribe whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God and serve our God of these nations Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | פֶּן | H6435 | properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | |
| 2 | יֵ֣שׁ | H3426 | Lest there should be | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 3 | בָּ֠כֶם | H0 | ||
| 4 | אִ֣ישׁ | H376 | among you man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 5 | אוֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 6 | אִשָּׁ֞ה | H802 | or woman | a woman |
| 7 | א֧וֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 8 | מִשְׁפָּחָ֣ה | H4940 | or family | a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
| 9 | אוֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 10 | שֵׁ֗בֶט | H7626 | or tribe | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 11 | אֲשֶׁר֩ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 12 | לְבָב֨וֹ | H3824 | whose heart | the heart (as the most interior organ) |
| 13 | פֹנֶ֤ה | H6437 | turneth away | to turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc |
| 14 | הַיּוֹם֙ | H3117 | this day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 15 | מֵעִם֙ | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 16 | יְהוָ֣ה | H3068 | from the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 17 | אֱלֹהֵ֖י | H430 | our God | 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 |
| 18 | לָלֶ֣כֶת | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 19 | לַֽעֲבֹ֔ד | H5647 | and serve | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 20 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 21 | אֱלֹהֵ֖י | H430 | our God | 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 |
| 22 | הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | H1471 | of these nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 23 | הָהֵ֑ם | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 24 | פֶּן | H6435 | properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | |
| 25 | יֵ֣שׁ | H3426 | Lest there should be | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 26 | בָּכֶ֗ם | H0 | ||
| 27 | שֹׁ֛רֶשׁ | H8328 | among you a root | a root (literally or figuratively) |
| 28 | פֹּרֶ֥ה | H6509 | that beareth | to bear fruit (literally or figuratively) |
| 29 | רֹ֖אשׁ | H7219 | gall | a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) |
| 30 | וְלַֽעֲנָֽה׃ | H3939 | and wormwood | wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 29:17And ye have seen their abominations and their idols wood...
Deuteronomy 29:18 (current) Lest there should be among you man or woman or family or tribe whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God and serve our God of these nations Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood
Deuteronomy 29:19 And it come to pass when he heareth the words of this curse ...