Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 34:15 Interlinear

Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice their gods and one call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1פֶּןH6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
2תִּכְרֹ֥תH3772Lest thou maketo cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
3בְּרִ֖יתH1285a covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
4לְיוֹשֵׁ֣בH3427with the inhabitantsproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
5הָאָ֑רֶץH776of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6וְזָנ֣וּ׀H2181and they go a whoringto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
7אַֽחֲרֵ֣יH310afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
8לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430their godsgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
9וְזָֽבְחוּ֙H2076and do sacrificeto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
10לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430their godsgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
11וְקָרָ֣אH7121and one callto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
12לְךָ֔H0
13וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֖H398thee and thou eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
14מִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃H2077of his sacrificeproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

Verse Context

Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship God no other ...
Exodus 34:15 (current) Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice their gods and one call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice
Exodus 34:16And thou take and their daughters thy sons and make and their daughters after...

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