Verse 19
Deuteronomy 4:19
Bible in Basic English
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/פֶן תִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינֶ֜י/ךָ הַ/שָּׁמַ֗יְמָ/ה וְֽ֠/רָאִיתָ אֶת הַ/שֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ וְ/אֶת הַ/יָּרֵ֜חַ וְ/אֶת הַ/כּֽוֹכָבִ֗ים כֹּ֚ל צְבָ֣א הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם וְ/נִדַּחְתָּ֛ וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ לָ/הֶ֖ם וַ/עֲבַדְתָּ֑/ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָלַ֜ק יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֹתָ֔/ם לְ/כֹל֙ הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם
English Translation
And lest you lift up your eyes to the heavens and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has assigned to all the peoples under all the heavens.
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