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Do notאַלturnתִּפְנוּtoאֶלidols,הָאֱלִילִיםand godsוֵאלֹהֵיof cast metalמַסֵּכָהyou shall notלֹאmakeתַעֲשׂוּfor yourselves.לָכֶםIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Leviticus 19:4
Study it in the app“Do not turn to idols, and gods of cast metal you shall not make for yourselves. I am YHWH your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:4, word by word
- turnתִּפְנוּtifnu
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “tifnu” appears- idolsאֱלִילִיםelilim
idol
False gods worth nothing, made by human hands.
Where else “elilim” appears- and godsאלֹהֵיlohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohe” appears- of cast metalמַסֵּכָהmasecha
cast image
An idol made of melted metal.
Where else “masecha” appears- makeתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “taasu” appears- am 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
The context
3Each of you shall fear his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths. I am YHWH your Elohim.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of peace to YHWH, you shall sacrifice it so that you are accepted.