Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 5:8 Interlinear

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above beneath the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֹֽ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2תַעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213Thou shalt not maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
3לְךָ֥֣H0
4פֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀H6459thee any graven imagean idol
5כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6תְּמוּנָ֔֡הH8544or any likenesssomething portioned (i.e., fashioned) out, as a shape, i.e., (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of
7אֲשֶׁ֤֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀H8064of any thing that is in heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
9מִמַּ֔֡עַלH4605aboveproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
10וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃H776beneath the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12מִתָּ֑֜חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
13וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
14בַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀H4325beneath or that is in the waterswater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
15מִתַּ֥֣חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
16לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃H776beneath the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 5:7 gods Thou shalt have none other ...
Deuteronomy 5:8 (current) Thou shalt not make thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above beneath the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth
Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve ...

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