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Jeremiah 7:9

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

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הֲגָנֹ֤בhaganovcarry awayגָּנַבparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “carry away”, the verb used for emphasisH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.רָצֹ֨חַ֙ratsochamurderרָצַחverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “murder”, the verb used for emphasisH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).וְֽנָאֹ֔ףvenaofand commit adulteryנָאַףconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and commit adultery”, the verb used for emphasisH5003to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatizeadulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַvehishaveaand swearשָׁבַעconjunction, verb, niphal, infinitive absolute — “and swear”, the verb used for emphasisH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרlasheqerto without a causeשֶׁקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.וְקַטֵּ֣רveqaterand burnקָטַרconjunction, verb, piel, infinitive absolute — “and burn”, the verb used for emphasisH6999to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).לַבָּ֑עַלlabaalto Baalבַּעַלpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “to Baal”H1168Baal, a Phoenician deityBaal, (plural) Baalim.וְהָלֹ֗ךְvehalokheand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and walk”, the verb used for emphasisH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…אַחֲרֵ֛יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…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.אֲחֵרִ֖יםacherimother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.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,…לֹֽאlono , -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…יְדַעְתֶּֽםyedatemknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and offer unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known,

Young’s Literal Translation

Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.

World English Bible

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,

Darby Translation

What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...

Douay-Rheims

To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and offer unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and ye murder, and commit adultery, and steal, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and are gone after strange gods whom ye know not,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ φονεύετε, καὶ μοιχᾶσθε, καὶ κλέπτετε, καὶ ὀμνύετε ἐπʼ ἀδίκῳ, καὶ θυμιᾶτε τῇ Βάαλ, καὶ ἐπορεύεσθε ὀπίσω θεῶν ἀλλοτρίων, ὧν οὐκ οἴδατε, τοῦ κακῶς εἶναι ὑμῖν,