Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:11
11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name — you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you shall rejoice | וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ | wə·śā·maḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י׀ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| in the place | בַּמָּק֗וֹם | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| He | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will choose | יִבְחַר֙ | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| as a dwelling | לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן | lə·šak·kên | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| for His Name | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| you | אַתָּ֨ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| your sons | וּבִנְךָ֣ | ū·ḇin·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבִתֶּךָ֮ | 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 | וַאֲמָתֶךָ֒ | wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| and the Levite | וְהַלֵּוִי֙ | wə·hal·lê·wî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| within your gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ | biš·‘ā·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| as well as the foreigner | וְהַגֵּ֛ר | wə·hag·gêr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| the fatherless | וְהַיָּת֥וֹם | wə·hay·yā·ṯō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| and the widows | וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה | wə·hā·’al·mā·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| among you | בְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָ | bə·qir·be·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 12:7 · Deuteronomy 12:12 · Deuteronomy 12:18 · Isaiah 64:5 · 2 Corinthians 1:24 · Romans 5:11 · Philippians 4:4 · Habakkuk 3:18 · Deuteronomy 16:14 · Isaiah 66:10–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.