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Deuteronomy 29:17

And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

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In the Hebrew text this line is Deuteronomy 29:16.

וַתִּרְאוּ֙vatirvand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םshiqutseyhemabominable filthשִׁקּוּץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abominable filth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8251disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idolabominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גִּלֻּלֵיהֶ֑םgiluleyhemidolגִּלּוּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1544properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idolidol.עֵ֣ץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.וָאֶ֔בֶןvaevenand stoneאֶבֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).כֶּ֥סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְזָהָ֖בvezahavand goldזָהָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…עִמָּהֶֽםimahemwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(29-16) and ye have seen their detestable things, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with them —

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American Standard Version (1901)

and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye see their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which [are] with them,

World English Bible

and you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them);

Darby Translation

and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);

Douay-Rheims

You have seen their abominations and filth, that is to say, their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which they worshipped.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(29-16) and ye have seen their detestable things, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with them —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, how we came through the midst of the nations through whom ye came.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ὑμεῖς οἴδατε πῶς κατῳκήσαμεν ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, ὡς παρήλθομεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἐθνῶν οὓς παρήλθετε.