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Deuteronomy 4:16

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

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פֶּ֨ןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtashchitunbatterשָׁחַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “batter”, an unfinished actionH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םvaasitemand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָכֶ֛םlakhemtoלָכֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toפֶּ֖סֶלpeselcarved imageפֶּסֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “carved image”, the ordinary formH6459an idolcarved (graven) image.תְּמוּנַ֣תtemunatimageתְּמוּנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8544something portioned (i.e. fashioned) out, as ashape, i.e. (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of favor)image, likeness, similitude.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).סָ֑מֶלsamelfigureסֶמֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “figure”, the ordinary formH5566a likenessfigure, idol, image.תַּבְנִ֥יתtavnitfigureתַּבְנִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “figure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8403structure; by implication, a model, resemblancefigure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.זָכָ֖רzakharmaleזָכָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “male”, the ordinary formH2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)[idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind).א֥וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.נְקֵבָֽהneqevahfemaleנְקֵבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “female”, the ordinary formH5347female (from the sexual form)female.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

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American Standard Version (1901)

lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Young’s Literal Translation

lest ye do corruptly, and have made to you a graven image, a similitude of any figure, a form of male or female —

World English Bible

lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself a carved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Darby Translation

lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the form of any figure, the pattern of male or female,

Douay-Rheims

Lest perhaps being deceived you might make you a graven similitude, or image of male or female,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

lest ye transgress, and make to yourselves a carved image, any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀνομήσητε καὶ ποιήσητε ὑμῖν ἑαυτοῖς γλυπτὸν ὁμοίωμα, πᾶσαν εἰκόνα ὁμοίωμα ἀρσενικοῦ ἢ θηλυκοῦ,