| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 17:3:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֗לֶךְvayelekhand he goes Deuteronomy 17:3:2 ⧉וַיַּעֲבֹד֙vayaavodand serves Deuteronomy 17:3:3 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimgods Deuteronomy 17:3:4 ⧉אֲחֵרִ֔יםakherimother Deuteronomy 17:3:5 ⧉וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvayishtakhuand bows down Deuteronomy 17:3:6 ⧉לָהֶ֑םlahemto them Deuteronomy 17:3:7 ⧉וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁvelashemeshand to the sun Deuteronomy 17:3:8 ⧉א֣וֹohor Deuteronomy 17:3:9 ⧉לַיָּרֵ֗חַlayareakhto the moon Deuteronomy 17:3:10 ⧉א֛וֹohor Deuteronomy 17:3:11 ⧉לְכָל־צְבָ֥אlekholtsvato all the host Deuteronomy 17:3:12 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםhashamayimof the heavens Deuteronomy 17:3:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Deuteronomy 17:3:14 ⧉לֹא־צִוִּֽיתִי׃lotsivitiI have not commanded |
| 3. Formal Translation And he went and served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to all the host of the heavens, which I {Yahweh, Sovereign Lawgiver} have not commanded. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation He went and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to any of the stars in the sky, none of which I {Yahweh, Universal Judge} have ever commanded. |