Deuteronomy 4
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Deuteronomy 4:16-19

16soH6435 thatH6435 you do notH6435 1actH7843 corruptlyH7843 and 2makeH6213 a carvedH6459 imageH6459 for yourselves in the formH8544 of anyH3605 figureH5566, a representationH8403 of maleH2145 orH176 femaleH5347,

17a representationH8403 of anyH3605 animalH929 that is on the earthH776, a representationH8403 of 3anyH3605 wingedH3671 birdH6833 that fliesH5774 in the skyH8064,

18a representationH8403 of anythingH3605 that crawlsH7430 on the groundH127, or a representationH8403 of anyH3605 fishH1710 that is in the waterH4325 belowH4480H8478 the earthH776.

19And be careful not to raiseH5375 your eyesH5869 to heavenH8064 and lookH7200 at the sunH8121, the moonH3394, and the starsH3556, 4allH3605 the heavenlyH8064 5lightsH6635, 6and allow yourself to be drawnH5080 awayH5080 and worshipH2331 them and serveH5647 them, things whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has allottedH2505 to allH3605 the peoplesH5971 underH8478 the wholeH3605 heavenH8064.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 4:16 Deut 4:25; 9:12; 31:29 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 4:16 Ex 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deut 5:8, 9; 27:15; Rom 1:23 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 4:17 Rom 1:23 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 4:19 Gen 2:1; Deut 17:3; 2 Kin 17:16; 21:3 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 4:19 Lit host ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 4:19 Deut 13:5, 10; Job 31:26-28 ↩

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