Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:18
18Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instead | כִּ֡י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you must eat them | תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ | tō·ḵə·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵי֩ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| at the place | בַּמָּקוֹם֙ | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| will choose | יִבְחַ֜ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| you | אַתָּ֨ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| your sons | וּבִנְךָ֤ | ū·ḇin·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ | ū·ḇit·te·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| your menservants | וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ | wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ | wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| and the Levite | וְהַלֵּוִ֖י | wə·hal·lê·wî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| within your gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ | biš·‘ā·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| Rejoice | וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ | wə·śā·maḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| before | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| in all | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you do | מִשְׁלַ֥ח | miš·laḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4916 outstretching |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.