Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 11:11–12

¹¹But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. ¹²It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

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Deuteronomy 11:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the land	וְהָאָ֗רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֜ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are crossing	עֹבְרִ֥ים	‘ō·ḇə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to possess	לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ	lə·riš·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
is a land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of mountains	הָרִ֖ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and valleys	וּבְקָעֹ֑ת	ū·ḇə·qā·‘ōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1237 valley
that drinks in	תִּשְׁתֶּה־	tiš·teh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8354 drink
the rain	לִמְטַ֥ר	lim·ṭar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4306 rain
from heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Deuteronomy 11:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is a land	אֶ֕רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
cares	דֹּרֵ֣שׁ	dō·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
the eyes	עֵינֵ֨י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
are always	תָּמִ֗יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
on it	בָּ֔הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
from the beginning	מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙	mê·rê·šîṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7225 beginning, chief
to	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the end	אַחֲרִ֥ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H319 after-part, end
of the year	הַשָּׁנָ֔ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 11:11 Hebrews 6:7 · Deuteronomy 8:7–9 · Psalm 65:12–13 · Genesis 27:28 · Psalm 104:10–13 · Jeremiah 2:7 · Isaiah 28:1

Deuteronomy 11:12 Jeremiah 24:6 · Psalm 33:18 · 1 Kings 9:3 · Psalm 34:15 · Ezra 5:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.