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They shall not dwellלֹא יֵשְׁבוּin your land,בְּאַרְצְךָlestפֶּןthey make you sinיַחֲטִיאוּ אֹתְךָagainst me;לִיforכִּיif you serveתַעֲבֹדtheir gods,אֶת אֱלֹהֵיהֶםsurelyכִּיit will beיִהְיֶהa snareלְמוֹקֵשׁto you.”לְךָ
Exodus 23:33
Study it in the app“They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, surely it will be a snare to you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:33, word by word
- They shall not dwellיֵשְׁבוּyeshvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- in your landאַרְצְarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- they make you sinיַחֲטִיאוּyachatiu
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “yachatiu” appears- if you serveתַעֲבֹדtaavod
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “taavod” appears- their godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- it will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- a snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears
The context
32You shall not make a covenant with them or with their gods.
33 · This verse (above)