Deuteronomy 12:4

Hebrew
לֹֽא תַעֲשׂ֣וּן כֵּ֔ן לַיהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
ESV
You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way.
NIV
You must not worship the LORD your God in their way.
NLT
“Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.
LXX
οὐ ποιήσετεplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω

Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
οὕτως κυρίῳ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ὑμῶν
KJV
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 12:3 ← Deuteronomy 12:4 → Deuteronomy 12:5

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