Deuteronomy 4:19

and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

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WEBBE

and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

BSB

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars— all the host of heaven— do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

KJV

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

ASV

and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.

BBE

And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.

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וּפֶן־ u·fen- and lest H6435 תִּשָּׂא ti·sa' you should lift up H5375 עֵינֶיךָ 'ei·nei·kha eyes your H5869 הַשָּׁמַיְמָה ha·sha·may·mah the heavens towards H8064 וְרָאִיתָ ve·ra·'i·ta and you will see H7200 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ha·she·mesh the sun H8121 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַיָּרֵחַ hai·ya·re·ach the moon H3394 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַכּוֹכָבִים ha·ko·kha·vim the stars H3556 כֹּל kol all H3605 צְבָא tze·va' [the] host of H6635 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 וְנִדַּחְתָּ ve·ni·dach·ta and you will be drawn aside H5080 וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ ve·hish·ta·cha·vi·ta and you will bow down H7812 לָהֶם la·hem to them H9038 וַעֲבַדְתָּם va·'a·vad·tam and you will serve them H5647 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 חָלַק cha·lak he has assigned H2505 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 לְכֹל le·khol to all H3605 הָעַמִּים ha·'a·mim the peoples H5971 תַּחַת ta·chat under H8478 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַשָּׁמָיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–23

The power and love of God to Israel are here made the ground and reason of a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although there is much reference to their national covenant, yet all may be applied to those who live under the gospel. What are laws made for but to be observed and obeyed? Our obedience as individuals cannot merit salvation; but it is the only evidence that we are partakers of the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ, Considering how many temptations we are compassed with, and what corrupt desires we have in our bosoms, we have great need to keep our hearts with all diligence. Those cannot walk aright, who walk carelessly. Moses charges particularly to take heed of the sin of idolatry. He shows how weak the temptation would be to those who thought aright; for these pretended gods, the sun, moon, and stars, were only blessings which the Lord their God had imparted to all nations. It is absurd to worship them; shall we serve those that were made to serve us? Take heed lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God. We must take heed lest at any time we forget our religion. Care, caution, and watchfulness, are helps against a bad memory.

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IdolatrySunMoonStars

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.