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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 גֹּויִם (“nations”). אֲשֶׁר — “that / which.” Relative pronoun introducing a clause. יְהוָה — “YHWH, the LORD.” The divine name. מַאֲבִיד — “is destroying / destroys.”… Learn Hebrew