Deuteronomy 4:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 4:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female,

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KJV

King James Version

Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

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WEB

World English Bible

lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself a carved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

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ASV

American Standard Version

lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 4

¹⁴ At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

¹⁵ So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful

¹⁶ that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female,

¹⁷ of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,

¹⁸ or of any creature that crawls on the ground or fish that is in the waters below.

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