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Deuteronomy 32:17

“They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זָבַחzâbach · zaw-bakh'
H2076 · Hebrew
Definition
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
Grammar
  • יִזְבְּח֗וּ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HVqi3mp
Usage
Occurs 134 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:54Genesis 46:1Exodus 3:18Exodus 5:3Exodus 5:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָבַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.