Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:5
5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instead | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you must seek | תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ | ṯiḏ·rə·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1875 resort to, seek |
| the place | הַמָּק֞וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| will choose | יִבְחַ֨ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| from among all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your tribes | שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם | šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| to establish | לָשׂ֥וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| as a dwelling | לְשִׁכְנ֥וֹ | lə·šiḵ·nōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| for His Name | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and there | שָֽׁמָּה׃ | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| you must go | וּבָ֥אתָ | ū·ḇā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 12:11 · Deuteronomy 26:2 · 2 Chronicles 7:12 · Deuteronomy 16:2 · 1 Kings 8:29 · Deuteronomy 12:13 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Psalm 78:68 · Isaiah 66:1–2 · Psalm 87:2–3 · 1 Kings 8:27 · 1 Kings 8:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.