Treasury of Scripture Knowledge You shall not do so to the Lord your God: Deuteronomy 12:30,31 Beware lest thou imitate them, after they are destroyed at thy coming in, and lest thou seek after their ceremonies, saying: As these nations have worshipped their gods, so will I also worship. . . . Deuteronomy 16:21,22 Thou shalt plant no grove, nor any tree near the altar of the Lord thy God: . . . Deuteronomy 20:18 Lest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God. Leviticus 20:23 Walk not after the laws of the nations, which I will cast out before you. For they have done all these things: and therefore I abhorred them. Context One Place for Worship…3Overthrow their altars, and break down their statues, burn their groves with fire, and break their idols in pieces: destroy their names out of those places. 4You shall not do so to the Lord your God:5But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it:… Cross References Deuteronomy 12:3 Overthrow their altars, and break down their statues, burn their groves with fire, and break their idols in pieces: destroy their names out of those places. Deuteronomy 12:5 But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it: 1 Kings 14:15 And the Lord God shall strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water: and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river: because they have made to themselves groves, to provoke the Lord. Lexicon You shall notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no worship תַעֲשׂ֣וּן (ṯa·‘ă·śūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in this way. כֵּ֔ן (kên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus Additional Translations You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.You shall not do so to the LORD your God. Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God. Ye shall not do so to the Lord your God. Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God; Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. Ye shall not do so to the LORD your God. You shall not do so to Yahweh your God. 'Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God; Jump to Previous Act Way WorshipJump to Next Act Way WorshipExternal Links Deuteronomy 12:4 NIVDeuteronomy 12:4 NLT Deuteronomy 12:4 ESV Deuteronomy 12:4 NASB Deuteronomy 12:4 ASV Deuteronomy 12:4 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 12:4 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 12:4 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 12:4 French Bible Deuteronomy 12:4 German Bible Alphabetical: act God in like LORD must not shall the their this toward way worship You your OT Law: Deuteronomy 12:4 You shall not do so to Yahweh (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |