Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 11:8–9

8You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 9and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Deuteronomy 11:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ū·šə·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הham·miṣ·wāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4687 commandment
Iאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am giving you todayמְצַוְּךָ֖mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵāVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
so thatלְמַ֣עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
you may have the strengthתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte·ḥez·qūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to go inוּבָאתֶם֙ū·ḇā·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םwî·riš·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתֶּ֛ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
are crossingעֹבְרִ֥ים‘ō·ḇə·rîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃lə·riš·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

Deuteronomy 11:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and so thatוּלְמַ֨עַןū·lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
you may live longתַּאֲרִ֤יכוּta·’ă·rî·ḵūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH748 be long
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
thatאֲשֶׁר֩’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
sworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עniš·ba‘Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7650 swear
to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛םla·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
to giveלָתֵ֥תlā·ṯêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
themלָהֶ֖םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and their descendantsוּלְזַרְעָ֑םū·lə·zar·‘āmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
a landאֶ֛רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
flowingזָבַ֥תzā·ḇaṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH2100 flow, gush
with milkחָלָ֖בḥā·lāḇNoun - masculine singularH2461 milk
and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃סū·ḏə·ḇāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1706 honey

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 11:8 Ephesians 6:10 · Joshua 1:6–7 · Ephesians 3:16 · Philippians 4:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · Deuteronomy 31:23 · Deuteronomy 8:10–11 · Psalm 138:3

Deuteronomy 11:9 Exodus 3:8 · Deuteronomy 4:40 · Ezekiel 20:6 · Deuteronomy 6:2 · Deuteronomy 5:16 · Deuteronomy 9:5 · Deuteronomy 6:18 · Proverbs 9:11 · Psalm 34:12–22 · Proverbs 10:27 · Proverbs 3:2 · Proverbs 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.