Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:8–9
8You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes. 9For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 12:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to do | תַעֲשׂ֔וּן | ṯa·‘ă·śūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H6213 do, make |
| as | כְּ֠כֹל | kə·ḵōl | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| we | אֲנַ֧חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are doing | עֹשִׂ֛ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| here | פֹּ֖ה | pōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| today | הַיּ֑וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| everyone | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| what | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| seems right | הַיָּשָׁ֥ר | hay·yā·šār | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| in his own eyes | בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | bə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Deuteronomy 12:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| yet | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| come | בָּאתֶ֖ם | bā·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the resting place | הַמְּנוּחָה֙ | ham·mə·nū·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4496 resting-place, rest |
| and the inheritance | הַֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה | han·na·ḥă·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 12:8 Judges 21:25 · Judges 17:6 · Proverbs 21:2 · Acts 7:42 · Numbers 15:39
Deuteronomy 12:9 1 Kings 8:56 · Psalm 95:11 · Deuteronomy 25:19 · Micah 2:10 · Hebrews 4:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.