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You shall not makeלֹא תַעֲשׂוּןbeside meאִתִּיgodsאֱלֹהֵיof silver,כֶסֶףand godsוֵאלֹהֵיof goldזָהָבyou shall not makeלֹא תַעֲשׂוּfor yourselves.לָכֶם
Exodus 20:23
Study it in the app“You shall not make beside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 20:23, word by word
- You shall not makeתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “taasu” appears- godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- of silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
22YHWH said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘You have seen that from heaven I have spoken with you.
23 · This verse (above)
24An altar of earth you shall make for me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your flocks and your herds; in every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.