Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 11:8
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,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall therefore keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| commandment | הַמִּצְוָ֔ה | ham·miṣ·wāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4687 commandment |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you today | מְצַוְּךָ֖ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| so that | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may have the strength | תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ | te·ḥez·qū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| to go in | וּבָאתֶם֙ | ū·ḇā·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and possess | וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם | wî·riš·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתֶּ֛ם | ’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 | לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.