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Deuteronomy 5:7

Hebrew
לֹא יִהְיֶ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לְךָ֛ אֱלֹהִ֥יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
אֲחֵרִ֖ים עַל פָּנָֽיַ
ESV
“'You shall have no other gods before me.
NIV
“You shall have no other gods before me.
NLT
“You must not have any other god but me.
LXX
οὐκ ἔσονταίplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
σοι θεοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἕτεροι πρὸ προσώπου μου
KJV
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Deuteronomy 5:6 ← Deuteronomy 5:7 → Deuteronomy 5:8

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