Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 11:2–4
2Know this day that it is not your children who have known and seen the discipline of the LORD your God: His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm; 3the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land; 4what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Seaa engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;
Footnotes
- a 11:4 Or the Sea of Reeds
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 11:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Know | וִֽידַעְתֶּם֮ | wî·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| this day | הַיּוֹם֒ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| your children | בְּנֵיכֶ֗ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have known | יָדְעוּ֙ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| and | וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| seen | רָא֔וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| the discipline | מוּסַ֖ר | mū·sar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| His greatness | גָּדְל֕וֹ | gā·ḏə·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1433 greatness |
| His mighty | הַחֲזָקָ֔ה | ha·ḥă·zā·qāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| hand | יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| and His outstretched | הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ | han·nə·ṭū·yāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| arm | וּזְרֹע֖וֹ | ū·zə·rō·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
Deuteronomy 11:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the signs | אֹֽתֹתָיו֙ | ’ō·ṯō·ṯāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H226 sign |
| and works | מַעֲשָׂ֔יו | ma·‘ă·śāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| He did | עָשָׂ֖ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| in | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹ֥ה | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and all | וּלְכָל־ | ū·lə·ḵāl- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his land | אַרְצֽוֹ׃ | ’ar·ṣōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
Deuteronomy 11:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| what | וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He did | עָשָׂה֩ | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to the Egyptian | מִצְרַ֜יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| army | לְחֵ֨יל | lə·ḥêl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| and horses | לְסוּסָ֣יו | lə·sū·sāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and chariots | וּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹ | ū·lə·riḵ·bōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He made the waters | מֵ֤י | mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of the Red | סוּף֙ | sūp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5488 reeds, rushes |
| Sea | יַם־ | yam- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3220 sea |
| engulf | הֵצִ֜יף | hê·ṣîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6687 flow, overflow, [float] |
| them | פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | pə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| as they pursued you | בְּרָדְפָ֖ם | bə·rā·ḏə·p̄ām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| and | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| destroyed them completely | וַיְאַבְּדֵ֣ם | way·’ab·bə·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| even to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 11:3 Deuteronomy 7:19
Deuteronomy 11:4 Exodus 14:23–31 · Exodus 15:9–10 · Psalm 106:11 · Exodus 15:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.