Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 11:9
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and so that | וּלְמַ֨עַן | ū·lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may live long | תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ | ta·’ă·rî·ḵū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H748 be long |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| swore | נִשְׁבַּ֨ע | niš·ba‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to your fathers | לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛ם | la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| to give | לָתֵ֥ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and their descendants | וּלְזַרְעָ֑ם | ū·lə·zar·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| a land | אֶ֛רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| flowing | זָבַ֥ת | zā·ḇaṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H2100 flow, gush |
| with milk | חָלָ֖ב | ḥā·lāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2461 milk |
| and honey | וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ס | ū·ḏə·ḇāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
Cross-references
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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.