KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Deuteronomy 29:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And ye have seen” | וַתִּרְאוּ֙ | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | seen |
| “their abominations,” | שִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔ם | Disgusting, i.e., filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol | abominations |
| “and their idols,” | גִּלֻּֽלֵיהֶ֑ם | Properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol | idols |
| “wood” | עֵ֣ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | wood |
| “and stone,” | וָאֶ֔בֶן | A stone | stone |
| “silver” | כֶּ֥סֶף | Silver (from its pale color); by implication, money | silver |
| “and gold,” | וְזָהָ֖ב | Gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky | gold |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “were” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “among” | עִמָּהֶֽם׃ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | among |
| “them:)” | עִמָּהֶֽם׃ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | them |
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15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
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