so that you do notלְבִלְתִּיgoבוֹאamongבַּtheseהָאֵלֶּהnations,גּוֹיִםthoseהָאֵלֶּהthat remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםwith you;אִתְּכֶםand the nameוּבְשֵׁםof their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶםyou shall notלֹאmention,תַזְכִּירוּnorוְלֹאmake anyone swear by it,תַשְׁבִּיעוּnorוְלֹאserve them,תַעַבְדוּםnorוְלֹאbow downתִשְׁתַּחֲווּto them;לָהֶם
Joshua 23:7
Study it in the app“so that you do not go among these nations, those that remain with you; and the name of their gods you shall not mention, nor make anyone swear by it, nor serve them, nor bow down to them;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 23:7, word by word
- goבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- that remainנִּשְׁאָרִיםnisharim
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appears- and the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of their godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- mentionתַזְכִּירוּtazkiru
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “tazkiru” appears- make anyone swear by itתַשְׁבִּיעוּtashbiu
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “tashbiu” appears- serve themתַעַבְדוּtaavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “taavdu” appears- bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲווּtishtachavu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “tishtachavu” appears
The context
6And be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the instruction of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left,
7 · This verse (above)
8but to YHWH your Elohim you shall cling, as you have done to this day.