You shall notלֹאactתַעֲשֶׂהthis wayכֵןtoward YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָforכִּיeveryכָּלabominationתּוֹעֲבַתto YHWH,יְהוָהwhichאֲשֶׁרhe hates,שָׂנֵאthey have doneעָשׂוּfor their gods;לֵאלֹהֵיהֶםforכִּיthey evenגַםburnיִשְׂרְפוּtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוְאֶת בְּנֹתֵיהֶםin the fireבָאֵשׁto their gods.לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם
Deuteronomy 12:31
Study it in the app“You shall not act this way toward YHWH your Elohim, for every abomination to YHWH, which he hates, they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 12:31, word by word
- actתַעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- toward YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- he hatesשָׂנֵאsane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sane” appears- burnיִשְׂרְפוּyisrfu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrfu” appears- their sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- and their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיbenote
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benote” appears- in the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
30guard yourself so that you are not snared into following them after they have been destroyed before you, and so that you do not seek their gods, saying, “How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.”
31 · This verse (above)
32Every word that I am commanding you, you shall be careful to carry it out; you shall not add to it and you shall not take away from it.