Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They went off and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, gods they did not know, gods he had not given them. New Living Translation Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the LORD. English Standard Version and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them. Berean Standard Bible They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. King James Bible For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: New King James Version for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they did not know and that He had not given to them. New American Standard Bible And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they have not known and whom He had not assigned to them. NASB 1995 ‘They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them. NASB 1977 ‘And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them. Legacy Standard Bible And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not apportioned to them. Amplified Bible For they went and served other gods and worshiped them, [false] gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted (given) to them. Christian Standard Bible They began to serve other gods, bowing in worship to gods they had not known —gods that the LORD had not permitted them to worship. Holman Christian Standard Bible They began to worship other gods, bowing down to gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not permitted them to worship. American Standard Version and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them: Contemporary English Version and decided to worship gods that had never helped them. The LORD had forbidden Israel to worship these gods, English Revised Version and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: GOD'S WORD® Translation They worshiped other gods and bowed down to them. These were gods they never heard of, gods the LORD didn't permit them to have. Good News Translation They served other gods that they had never worshiped before, gods that the LORD had forbidden them to worship. International Standard Version They followed and worshipped other gods whom they had not known and whom he did not assign to them. NET Bible They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship. New Heart English Bible and went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods that they did not know, and that he had not given to them: Webster's Bible Translation For they went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods which they knew not, and which he had not given to them: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThey went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. World English Bible and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they didn’t know and that he had not given to them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them—gods which they have not known, and which He has not apportioned to them; Young's Literal Translation and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them -- gods which they have not known, and which He hath not apportioned to them; Smith's Literal Translation And they will go and serve other gods, and will worship to them gods which they knew them not, and a portion not to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they have served strange gods, and adored them, whom they knew not, and for whom they had not been assigned: Catholic Public Domain Version And they have served foreign gods, and adored them, though they did not know them, and though they had not been allotted to them. New American Bible and they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods whom they did not know and whom he had not apportioned to them. New Revised Standard Version They turned and served other gods, worshiping them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they had not known, nor had they divided spoils among them; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they went and they worked for other gods and worshipped them, gods that they did not know and were not assigned to them: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto them; Brenton Septuagint Translation and they went and served other gods, which they knew not, neither did he assign them to them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant in Moab…25And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. 26They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known— gods that the LORD had not given to them. 27Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.… Cross References Exodus 32:8 How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’” Judges 2:12 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, 2 Kings 17:15 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. Jeremiah 11:10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. Jeremiah 19:4 because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. Jeremiah 25:6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ Jeremiah 44:3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. Hosea 11:2 But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. 2 Chronicles 7:19-20 But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. Psalm 106:36-39 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. / They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. ... Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Isaiah 65:11 But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, 1 Corinthians 10:20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. Romans 1:21-23 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Acts 7:41-42 At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. / But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? Treasury of Scripture For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them: they went Judges 2:12,13 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger… Judges 5:8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 2 Kings 17:7-18 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … gods whom Deuteronomy 28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. whom he had, etc. Jump to Previous Allotted Apportioned Assigned Bow Bowed Serve Served Strange Themselves Worship Worshiped WorshippedJump to Next Allotted Apportioned Assigned Bow Bowed Serve Served Strange Themselves Worship Worshiped WorshippedDeuteronomy 29 1. Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen10. All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant 18. The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness 29. Secret things belong unto God They went and served other gods This phrase highlights the Israelites' disobedience and idolatry, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. The act of serving other gods was a direct violation of the first commandment (Exodus 20:3). Historically, the Israelites were surrounded by nations with polytheistic beliefs, such as the Canaanites, whose gods included Baal and Asherah. This cultural influence often led Israel astray. The phrase also reflects the spiritual adultery that God condemned through prophets like Hosea, who used marriage as a metaphor for Israel's relationship with God (Hosea 1-3). and they worshiped gods they had not known gods that the LORD had not given to them Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who is delivering the message of Deuteronomy to the people. He is reminding them of their covenant with God and the consequences of disobedience. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God who are being warned against idolatry and reminded of their covenant responsibilities. 3. Other gods Refers to the false deities that the Israelites were tempted to worship, which were common among the surrounding nations. 4. Covenant at Moab The renewal of the covenant between God and the Israelites, which is taking place in the plains of Moab before they enter the Promised Land. 5. The LORD (Yahweh) The one true God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established a covenant with them. Teaching Points The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. Faithfulness to the Covenant Just as the Israelites were called to be faithful to their covenant with God, Christians are called to remain faithful to their relationship with Christ. The Consequences of Disobedience Turning away from God leads to spiritual and often physical consequences, as seen throughout Israel's history. The Importance of Knowing God Worshiping "gods they had not known" highlights the importance of truly knowing and understanding the character of the one true God. Guarding Against Cultural Influences The Israelites were influenced by surrounding nations; Christians today must be vigilant against cultural influences that lead away from God. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 29How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established? Who were the chief priests in the Bible? In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations? Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?(26) Whom he had not given.--The latter clause may be a change from plural to singular. "They went and served other gods, gods whom they knew not, and none of whom gave them any portion."Verse 26. - Gods... whom he had not given unto them (cf. Deuteronomy 4:19). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and served וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙ (way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other gods, אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and they worshiped וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate gods אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative they had not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no known— יְדָע֔וּם (yə·ḏā·‘ūm) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know gods that [the LORD] had not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no given חָלַ֖ק (ḥā·laq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate to them. לָהֶֽם׃ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Deuteronomy 29:26 NIVDeuteronomy 29:26 NLT Deuteronomy 29:26 ESV Deuteronomy 29:26 NASB Deuteronomy 29:26 KJV Deuteronomy 29:26 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 29:26 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 29:26 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 29:26 French Bible Deuteronomy 29:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:26 And went and served other gods (Deut. 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