And you shall notוְלֹאbringתָבִיאan abominationתוֹעֵבָהintoאֶלyour house,בֵּיתֶךָand becomeוְהָיִיתָa thing devoted to destructionחֵרֶםlike it.כָּמֹהוּYou shall utterly detest itשַׁקֵּץ תְּשַׁקְּצֶנּוּand utterly abhor it,וְתַעֵב תְּתַעֲבֶנּוּforכִּיitהוּאis a thing devoted to destruction.חֵרֶם
Deuteronomy 7:26
Study it in the app“And you shall not bring an abomination into your house, and become a thing devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is a thing devoted to destruction.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 7:26, word by word
- bringתָבִיאtavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “tavi” appears- an abominationתוֹעֵבָהtoeva
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 “toeva” appears- your houseבֵּיתֶbete
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bete” appears- and becomeהָיִיתָhayita
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayita” appears- a thing devoted to destructionחֵרֶםcherem
devoted thing
What was given wholly to God and no one could keep for himself.
Where else “cherem” appears- You shall utterly detest itשַׁקֵּץshakets
detest, make detestable
Treat as detestable, reject with disgust; make oneself detestable.
Where else “shakets” appears- and utterly abhor itתַעֵבtaev
abhor
To reject something in disgust, or be rejected so.
Where else “taev” appears
The context
25The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver and gold on them or take it for yourself, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to YHWH your Elohim.
26 · This verse (above)