Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 20:4 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֹֽ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨הH6213Thou shalt not maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
3לְךָ֥֣H0
4פֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀H6459unto thee any graven imagean idol
5וְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6תְּמוּנָ֡֔הH8544or any likenesssomething portioned (i.e., fashioned) out, as a shape, i.e., (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of
7וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834of any thing thatwho, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀H8064is 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
9מִמַּ֡֔עַלH4605aboveproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
10וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834of any thing thatwho, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃H776or that is in the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12מִתַָּ֑֜חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
13וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834of any thing thatwho, 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 waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
15מִתַּ֥֣חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
16לָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃H776or that is in the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Exodus 20:3 gods Thou shalt have no other ...
Exodus 20:4 (current) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above of any thing that or that is in the earth of any thing that beneath or that is in the water or that is in the earth
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve ...

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