King James Version
Deuteronomy 30:17 in the King James Version says “But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve the...” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;”
Deuteronomy 30:17 · KJV
See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
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used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“so that thou wilt not hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“but shalt be drawn away”
H5080to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
“and worship”
H7812to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
“gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“and serve”
H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
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