"האלוהים שלךָ הוא לא האלוהים שלי."
Translation:Your God is not my God.
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כִּי אֶל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ, וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין, עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי, וֵאלֹקַיִךְ אֱלֹקָי (רות א', ט"ז)
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Different languages relate objects to verbs differently.
"to answer" is the verb, and the answer is the direct object. I'm answering the answer, answering to the question and to the asker.
Okay, so the direct object of "to answer" isn't "my question". I guess it is implied that the direct object is the person who asked the question?
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No, the answer is the direct object.
The asker is also indirect:
עניתי לשואל את התשובה המתאימה
גַּם הַזּוֹרוֹאָסְטְרִים, וּמַאֲמִינֵי טֶנְרִיקְיוֹ, וְהִינְדּוּאִים (תָּלוּי בַּזֶּרֶם)…
I just want to check that I understood correctly: אלוהים looks like a plural in Modern Hebrew but behaves like a singular noun, yes? So הוא not הם?
אלוהים is used only for the monotheistic God if you want to talk about many gods, use אלים. In the bible the word Elohim is used as a plural as well, but that's no longer the case. For example the commandment "לא יהיו לך אלוהים אחרים על פני" You will not have other gods over me.
Why would you not use אל at least once in this circumstance? since presumably one of them is not the biblical god?
Your presumption may be correct, but since Elohim is used twice, it might mean something along the lines of “When my dad and I talk about the God of the Bible, we disagree because his God is like an angry father eager to punish, but my God is rich in mercy and lovingkindness.
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ....