King James Version

Deuteronomy 11:16

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhishamervbewardשָׁמַרverb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “beward”, a commandH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).לָכֶ֔םlakhemtoלָכֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toפֶּ֥ןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יִפְתֶּ֖הyiftehallureפָּתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “allure”, an unfinished actionH6601to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) deludeallure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).לְבַבְכֶ֑םlevavkhembreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.וְסַרְתֶּ֗םvesartemand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and turn”, a completed action in a sequenceH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙vaavadtemand keep in bondageעָבַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and keep in bondage”, a completed action in a sequenceH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, 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.אֲחֵרִ֔יםacherimother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םvehishtachavitemand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and crouch”, a completed action in a sequenceH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be enticed, and ye have turned aside, and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,

World English Bible

Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them;

Darby Translation

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and bow down to them,

Douay-Rheims

Beware lest perhaps your heart be deceived, and you depart from the Lord, and serve strange gods, and adore them:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

take heed to thyself that thy heart be not puffed up, and ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ πλατυνθῇ ἡ καρδία σου, καὶ παραβῆτε, καὶ λατρεύσητε θεοῖς ἑτέροις, καὶ προσκυνήσητε αὐτοῖς,

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