Deuteronomy 20:18

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Deuteronomy 20:18, word by word

teachיְלַמְּדוּyelamdu

teach

To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.

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to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָtoavota

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.

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for their godsאלֹהֵיlohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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and you sinחֲטָאתֶםchatatem

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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against 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.

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