Study it in the app“Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone invites you, and you eat of his sacrifice,”
Lestפֶּןyou makeתִּכְרֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁבof the land,הָאָרֶץand they prostitute themselvesוְזָנוּafter their godsאַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand sacrificeוְזָבְחוּto their gods,לֵאלֹהֵיהֶםand someone invitesוְקָרָאyou,לְךָand you eatוְאָכַלְתָּof his sacrifice,מִזִּבְחוֹ
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “tichrot” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsbe unfaithful
To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.
Where else “zanu” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zavchu” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kara” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achalta” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivch” appears14For you shall not bow down to another god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous El.
15 · This verse (above)
16and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters prostitute themselves after their gods and make your sons prostitute themselves after their gods.
