Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:1
1These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | אֵ֠לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the statutes | הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים | ha·ḥuq·qîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and ordinances | וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ | wə·ham·miš·pā·ṭîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4941 judgment |
| you must be careful | תִּשְׁמְר֣וּן | tiš·mə·rūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to follow | לַעֲשׂוֹת֒ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the days | הַיָּמִ֔ים | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| live | חַיִּ֖ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| in the land | בָּאָ֕רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֧י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your fathers | אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| has given | נָתַ֨ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| to possess | לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.