Deuteronomy Chapter 4 verse 28 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 4:28

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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BBE Deuteronomy 4:28

There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.
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DARBY Deuteronomy 4:28

And ye shall there serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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KJV Deuteronomy 4:28

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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WBT Deuteronomy 4:28

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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WEB Deuteronomy 4:28

There you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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YLT Deuteronomy 4:28

and ye have served there gods, work of man's hands, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands.--That is, "you shall be in bondage to them," being ruled by their worshippers. And so Rashi explains it. Captivity was the means of eradicating idolatry from Israel rather than encouraging it. But the cause of a people and its idols is so constantly identified in the Old Testament, that those who are in bondage to a nation may naturally be described as in bondage to its gods. The gods were even held to be sharers in the captivity of the nation. It is said of Bel and Nebo, in Isaiah 46:2, "They could not deliver . . . but themselves are gone into captivity"(29, 30, 31) Comp. Deuteronomy 30:1-5 for a more explicit promise and prophecy of the same thing, and see Note on that passage.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd thereשָׁ֣ם (šām)AdverbStrong's 8033: There, then, thitheryou will serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־ (wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslaveman-madeמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (ma·‘ă·śêh)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, propertygodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof woodעֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodand stone,וָאֶ֔בֶן (wā·’e·ḇen)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 68: A stonewhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatcannotלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noseeיִרְאוּן֙ (yir·’ūn)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunStrong's 7200: To see[or]וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nohearיִשְׁמְע֔וּן (yiš·mə·‘ūn)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunStrong's 8085: To hear intelligently[or]וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noeatיֹֽאכְל֖וּן (yō·ḵə·lūn)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunStrong's 398: To eat[or]וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nosmell.יְרִיחֻֽן׃ (yə·rî·ḥun)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunStrong's 7306: Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding Jump to PreviousEat Hands Hear Hearing Man-Made Power Servants Serve Smell Smelling Stone Wood Work Worship