King James Version

2 Kings 17:38

And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

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וְהַבְּרִ֛יתvehabritand the confederacyבְּרִיתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…כָּרַ֥תִּיkaraticovenantכָּרַתverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “covenant”, a completed actionH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.אִתְּכֶ֖םitkhemamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtishkachvforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִֽירְא֖וּtirevfearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).אֱלֹהִ֥יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֲחֵרִֽיםacherimother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

Young’s Literal Translation

and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;

World English Bible

You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods.

Darby Translation

And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;

Douay-Rheims

And the covenant that he made with you, you shall not forget: neither shall ye worship strange gods,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Neither shall ye forget the covenant which he made with you: and ye shall not fear other gods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὴν διαθήκην ἣν διέθετο μεθʼ ὑμῶν οὐκ ἐπιλήσεσθε· καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσεσθε θεοὺς ἑτέρους·