5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 7:5:1 ⧉כִּֽי־אִם־כֹּ֤הkeeimkohBut rather thus Deuteronomy 7:5:2 ⧉תַעֲשׂוּ֙taasushall you do Deuteronomy 7:5:3 ⧉לָהֶ֔םlahemto them Deuteronomy 7:5:4 ⧉מִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmizbekhoteihemtheir altars Deuteronomy 7:5:5 ⧉תִּתֹּ֔צוּtitotzuyou shall break down Deuteronomy 7:5:6 ⧉וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םumattsevotamand their pillars Deuteronomy 7:5:7 ⧉תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּteshaberuyou shall smash Deuteronomy 7:5:8 ⧉וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙vaasherehemand their Asherim Deuteronomy 7:5:9 ⧉תְּגַדֵּע֔וּןtegadeunyou shall cut down Deuteronomy 7:5:10 ⧉וּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םufesilehemand their carved images Deuteronomy 7:5:11 ⧉תִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtisrefunyou shall burn Deuteronomy 7:5:12 ⧉בָּאֵֽשׁ׃baeshwith fire |
5. Formal Translation Instead, this is what you shall do to them: Pull down their altars, smash their standing stones, cut down their Asherim, and burn their idols in the fire. |
5. Dynamic Translation This is how you must deal with them: Tear apart their altars, shatter their standing stones, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn up their idols in the fire. |