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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They went off and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, gods they did not know, gods he had not given them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and <i>whom</i> he had not given unto them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they did not know and that He had not given to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they have not known and whom He had not assigned to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not apportioned to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For they went and served other gods and worshiped them, [false] gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted (given) to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They began to serve other gods, bowing in worship to gods they had not known —gods that the LORD had not permitted them to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They began to worship other gods, bowing down to gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not permitted them to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and decided to worship gods that had never helped them. The LORD had forbidden Israel to worship these gods, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They worshiped other gods and bowed down to them. These were gods they never heard of, gods the LORD didn't permit them to have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They served other gods that they had never worshiped before, gods that the LORD had forbidden them to worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They followed and worshipped other gods whom they had not known and whom he did not assign to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known?gods that the LORD had not given to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods that they did not know, and that he had not given to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods which they knew not, and which he had not given to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they didn’t know and that he had not given to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them—gods which they have not known, and which He has not apportioned to them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them -- gods which they have not known, and which He hath not apportioned to them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will go and serve other gods, and will worship to them gods which they knew them not, and a portion not to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they have served strange gods, and adored them, whom they knew not, and for whom they had not been assigned: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they have served foreign gods, and adored them, though they did not know them, and though they had not been allotted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods whom they did not know and whom he had not apportioned to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They turned and served other gods, worshiping them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they had not known, nor had they divided spoils among them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they went and they worked for other gods and worshipped them, gods that they did not know and were not assigned to them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and they went and served other gods, which they knew not, neither did he assign <i>them</i> to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">The Covenant in Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">They went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and served</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and they worshiped</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏā·‘ūm (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">known—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">gods that the LORD had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: ḥā·laq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Exodus 32:8</a></span><br />How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12</a></span><br />Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a></span><br />They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Jeremiah 25:6</a></span><br />Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Jeremiah 44:3</a></span><br />because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2</a></span><br />But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-20</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Psalm 106:36-39</a></span><br />They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. / They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11</a></span><br />But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a></span><br />No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41-42</a></span><br />At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. / But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them:</p><p class="hdg">they went</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12,13</a></b></br> And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that <i>were</i> round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a></b></br> They chose new gods; then <i>was</i> war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></b></br> For <i>so</i> it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … </p><p class="hdg">gods whom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, <i>even</i> wood and stone.</p><p class="hdg">whom he had, etc.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/numbers/26-56.htm">Apportioned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Apportioned</a> <a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret things belong unto God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of serving other gods was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). Historically, the Israelites were surrounded by nations with polytheistic beliefs, such as the Canaanites, whose gods included Baal and Asherah. This cultural influence often led Israel astray. The phrase also reflects the spiritual adultery that God condemned through prophets like Hosea, who used marriage as a metaphor for Israel's relationship with God (Hosea 1-3).<p><b>and they worshiped gods they had not known</b><br>This part emphasizes the foreign nature of these deities to the Israelites. Unlike the God of Israel, who revealed Himself through mighty acts and covenants, these gods were unknown and unproven. The Israelites' worship of these gods was not based on any historical relationship or divine revelation. This ignorance is condemned in <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Jeremiah 10:2-5</a>, where the prophet warns against adopting the customs of the nations. The phrase also underscores the futility of idolatry, as these gods could not provide the guidance or protection that the true God offered.<p><b>gods that the LORD had not given to them</b><br>This phrase indicates that the true God had not sanctioned or provided these deities for worship. It underscores the exclusivity of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God alone was to be worshiped (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>). The LORD's provision of Himself as the sole deity is a recurring theme, as seen in the Shema. This exclusivity is further reinforced in the New Testament, where Jesus Christ is presented as the fulfillment of God's promises and the only way to the Father (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). The phrase also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the futility of seeking spiritual fulfillment outside His provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering the message of Deuteronomy to the people. He is reminding them of their covenant with God and the consequences of disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who are being warned against idolatry and reminded of their covenant responsibilities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/other_gods.htm">Other gods</a></b><br>Refers to the false deities that the Israelites were tempted to worship, which were common among the surrounding nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_at_moab.htm">Covenant at Moab</a></b><br>The renewal of the covenant between God and the Israelites, which is taking place in the plains of Moab before they enter the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established a covenant with them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_the_covenant.htm">Faithfulness to the Covenant</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to be faithful to their covenant with God, Christians are called to remain faithful to their relationship with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Turning away from God leads to spiritual and often physical consequences, as seen throughout Israel's history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_knowing_god.htm">The Importance of Knowing God</a></b><br>Worshiping "gods they had not known" highlights the importance of truly knowing and understanding the character of the one true God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_cultural_influences.htm">Guarding Against Cultural Influences</a></b><br>The Israelites were influenced by surrounding nations; Christians today must be vigilant against cultural influences that lead away from God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Whom he had not given.</span>--The latter clause <span class= "ital">may </span>be a change from plural to singular. "They went and served other gods, gods whom they knew not, and <span class= "ital">none of whom gave </span>them any portion."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Gods... whom he had not given unto them</span> (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and served</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they worshiped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">known—</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדָע֔וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏā·‘ūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods that [the LORD] had not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">given</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלַ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·laq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Deuteronomy 29:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:26 And went and served other gods (Deut. 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