Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:26–32
26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. 27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. 28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
29So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them! 30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt 31and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
32But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Deuteronomy 1:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But you were unwilling | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to go up | לַעֲלֹ֑ת | la·‘ă·lōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| you rebelled | וַתַּמְר֕וּ | wat·tam·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| against the command | פִּ֥י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Deuteronomy 1:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You grumbled | וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ | wat·tê·rā·ḡə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7279 murmur, whisper |
| in your tents | בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ | ḇə·’ā·ho·lê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H168 tent |
| and said | וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | wat·tō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Because the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| hates us | אֹתָ֔נוּ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| He has brought us out | הוֹצִיאָ֖נוּ | hō·w·ṣî·’ā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| of the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to deliver | לָתֵ֥ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| us | אֹתָ֛נוּ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into the hand | בְּיַ֥ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the Amorites | הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| to be annihilated | לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃ | lə·haš·mî·ḏê·nū | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
Deuteronomy 1:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | אָנָ֣ה׀ | ’ā·nāh | Interrogative | H575 where? |
| can we | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| go | עֹלִ֗ים | ‘ō·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Our brothers | אַחֵינוּ֩ | ’a·ḥê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| have made our hearts melt | הֵמַ֨סּוּ | hê·mas·sū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H4549 dissolve, melt |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| The people | עַ֣ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are larger | גָּד֤וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and taller | וָרָם֙ | wā·rām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| than we are | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the cities | עָרִ֛ים | ‘ā·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| are large | גְּדֹלֹ֥ת | gə·ḏō·lōṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| with walls up | וּבְצוּרֹ֖ת | ū·ḇə·ṣū·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural | H1219 cut off, make inaccessible |
| to the heavens | בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם | baš·šā·mā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| We even | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| saw | רָאִ֥ינוּ | rā·’î·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7200 see |
| the descendants | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the Anakim | עֲנָקִ֖ים | ‘ă·nā·qîm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6062 neck |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Deuteronomy 1:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I said | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to you | אֲלֵכֶ֑ם | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be terrified | תַֽעַרְצ֥וּן | ṯa·‘ar·ṣūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H6206 cause to tremble, tremble |
| or afraid | תִֽירְא֖וּן | ṯî·rə·’ūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3372 fear |
| of them | מֵהֶֽם׃ | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
Deuteronomy 1:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| who goes | הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ | ha·hō·lêḵ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| will fight | יִלָּחֵ֣ם | yil·lā·ḥêm | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H854 with |
| just as | כְּ֠כֹל | kə·ḵōl | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular | |
| you saw Him | לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | lə·‘ê·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | |
| do | עָשָׂ֧ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | |
| for you | אִתְּכֶ֛ם | ’it·tə·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם | bə·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Deuteronomy 1:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in the wilderness | וּבַמִּדְבָּר֙ | ū·ḇam·miḏ·bār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| carried you | נְשָׂאֲךָ֙ | nə·śā·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| as | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| carries | יִשָּׂא־ | yiś·śā- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| his son | בְּנ֑וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the way | הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| by which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you traveled | הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם | hă·laḵ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you reached | בֹּאֲכֶ֖ם | bō·’ă·ḵem | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֥וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Deuteronomy 1:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But in spite | וּבַדָּבָ֖ר | ū·ḇad·dā·ḇār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| of all this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| you did not | אֵֽינְכֶם֙ | ’ê·nə·ḵem | Adverb; second person masculine plural | H369 nothing, nought |
| trust | מַאֲמִינִ֔ם | ma·’ă·mî·nim | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H539 confirm, support |
| the LORD | בַּיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 1:26 Numbers 14:1–4 · Psalm 106:24–25 · Acts 7:51
Deuteronomy 1:27 Deuteronomy 9:28 · Psalm 106:25 · Numbers 14:3 · Exodus 16:8 · Numbers 21:5 · Luke 19:21 · Exodus 16:3 · Matthew 25:24
Deuteronomy 1:28 Deuteronomy 9:1–2 · Numbers 13:28–33 · Joshua 14:8 · Judges 1:20 · Joshua 15:14 · Joshua 11:22 · 2 Samuel 21:16–22
Deuteronomy 1:30 Exodus 14:14 · Nehemiah 4:20 · Romans 8:37 · Romans 8:31 · Deuteronomy 3:22 · Joshua 10:42 · 1 Samuel 17:45–46 · Psalm 46:11 · 2 Chronicles 14:11–12 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Deuteronomy 20:1–4 · 2 Chronicles 32:8
Deuteronomy 1:31 Isaiah 46:3–4 · Acts 13:18 · Deuteronomy 32:10–12 · Hosea 11:3–4 · Isaiah 63:9 · Exodus 19:4 · Isaiah 40:11 · Numbers 11:14 · Exodus 16:1–17 · Psalm 105:39–41 · Nehemiah 9:12–23 · Psalm 78:14–28
Deuteronomy 1:32 Psalm 106:24 · Jude 1:5 · Hebrews 3:18–19 · Psalm 78:22 · Hebrews 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.