19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 4:19:1 ⧉וּפֶן־תִּשָּׂ֨אufentisaand lest you lift Deuteronomy 4:19:2 ⧉עֵינֶ֜יךָeinekhayour eyes Deuteronomy 4:19:3 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהhashamaimahto heaven Deuteronomy 4:19:4 ⧉וְֽ֠רָאִיתָveraitaand you see Deuteronomy 4:19:5 ⧉אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁethashemeshthe sun Deuteronomy 4:19:6 ⧉וְאֶת־הַיָּרֵ֜חַveethayareakhand the moon Deuteronomy 4:19:7 ⧉וְאֶת־הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםveethakokhavimand the stars Deuteronomy 4:19:8 ⧉כֹּ֚לkolall Deuteronomy 4:19:9 ⧉צְבָ֣אtsevahost Deuteronomy 4:19:10 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimof heaven Deuteronomy 4:19:11 ⧉וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛venidkhtaand you are drawn away Deuteronomy 4:19:12 ⧉וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָvehishtachavitaand bow down Deuteronomy 4:19:13 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them Deuteronomy 4:19:14 ⧉וַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םvaavadtamand serve them Deuteronomy 4:19:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Deuteronomy 4:19:16 ⧉חָלַ֜קkhalakhas allotted Deuteronomy 4:19:17 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 4:19:18 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙elohekhayour God Deuteronomy 4:19:19 ⧉אֹתָ֔םotamthem Deuteronomy 4:19:20 ⧉לְכֹל֙lekolto all Deuteronomy 4:19:21 ⧉הָֽעַמִּ֔יםhaamimthe peoples Deuteronomy 4:19:22 ⧉תַּ֖חַתtakhatunder Deuteronomy 4:19:23 ⧉כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃kolhashamayimall the heavens |
19. Formal Translation And lest you lift your eyes to the heavens and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them—those which the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under all the heavens. |
19. Dynamic Translation So do not let yourself look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the heavenly host—and be drawn in to bow down to them or serve them. These are things the LORD your God has assigned to every nation under the entire sky. |