Like the Nations Before You: A Hebrew Walkthrough of Deuteronomy 8:20
כַּגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יְהוָה֙ מַאֲבִ֣יד מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם כֵּ֖ן תֹאבֵד֑וּן עֵ֚קֶב לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּן בְּקֹ֖ול יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (Deuteronomy 8:20) Like the nations that the LORD destroys before you, so shall you perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God. Word-by-Word Explanation כַּגֹּויִם — “like the nations.” The preposition כְּ (“like, as”) + plural…