You shall notלֹאgoתֵלְכוּןafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgods,אֱלֹהִיםof the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵיof the peoplesהָעַמִּיםwhoאֲשֶׁרare around you,סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם
Deuteronomy 6:14
Study it in the app“You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Deuteronomy 6:14, word by word
- goתֵלְכוּtelchu
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “telchu” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears- of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- are around youסְבִיבוֹתֵיsevivote
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “sevivote” appears
The context
13YHWH your Elohim you shall fear, and him you shall serve, and by his name you shall swear.
14 · This verse (above)
15for a jealous El is YHWH your Elohim in your midst, lest the anger of YHWH your Elohim be kindled against you and he destroy you from the face of the ground.