forכִּיhe will turn awayיָסִירyour sonאֶת בִּנְךָfrom following me,מֵאַחֲרַיand they will serveוְעָבְדוּotherאֲחֵרִיםgods;אֱלֹהִיםand the angerוְ אַףof YHWHיְהוָהwill be kindledחָרָהagainst you,בָּכֶםand he will destroy youוְהִשְׁמִידְךָquickly.מַהֵר
Deuteronomy 7:4
Study it in the app“for he will turn away your son from following me, and they will serve other gods; and the anger of YHWH will be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 7:4, word by word
- he will turn awayיָסִירyasir
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasir” appears- your sonבִּנְbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- and they will serveעָבְדוּavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avdu” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears- and the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- will be kindledחָרָהchara
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appears- and he will destroy youהִשְׁמִידְhishmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hishmid” appears- quicklyמַהֵרmaher
quickly
Quickly, in haste.
Where else “maher” appears
The context
3You shall not intermarry with them: your daughter you shall not give to his son, and his daughter you shall not take for your son,
4 · This verse (above)
5But thus you shall do to them: their altars you shall tear down, their standing stones you shall break, their Asherahs you shall cut down, and their carved images you shall burn with fire.