Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 13:3
3you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | תִשְׁמַ֗ע | ṯiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the words | דִּבְרֵי֙ | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| prophet | הַנָּבִ֣יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| or | א֛וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| dreamer | חוֹלֵ֥ם | ḥō·w·lêm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| 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 |
| is testing you | מְנַסֶּ֞ה | mə·nas·seh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
| to find out | לָדַ֗עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| whether | הֲיִשְׁכֶ֤ם | hă·yiš·ḵem | Adverb; second person masculine plural | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| you love | אֹֽהֲבִים֙ | ’ō·hă·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H157 love |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your heart | לְבַבְכֶ֖ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and with all | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your soul | נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ | nap̄·šə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 8:2 · 1 Corinthians 11:19 · Psalm 66:10 · 1 John 4:1 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · 2 Thessalonians 2:11 · Revelation 13:14 · Matthew 24:24 · Isaiah 8:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.