Deuteronomy 17:3

“and has gone and served other gods and bowed down to them, or to the sun or to the moon or to any of the army of the heavens, which I have not commanded,”

Deuteronomy 17:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 17:3, word by word

and has goneיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelech” appears
and servedיַּעֲבֹדyaavod

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “yaavod” appears
otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acherim” appears
godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohim” appears
and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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or to the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

Where else “shemesh” appears
to the moonיָּרֵחַyareach

moon

Moon.

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of the armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

Where else “tseva” appears
of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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commandedצִוִּיתִיtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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The context

2If there is found among you, in one of your gates that YHWH your Elohim is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the eyes of YHWH your Elohim, transgressing his covenant,

3 · This verse (above)

4and it is told to you and you hear of it, then you shall seek thoroughly. And look, if it is true and the matter certain, that this abomination has been done in Israel,

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