Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 18:21
21You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You may ask | תֹאמַ֖ר | ṯō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| in your heart | בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ | bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| How | אֵיכָה֙ | ’ê·ḵāh | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can we recognize | נֵדַ֣ע | nê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3045 know |
| a message | הַדָּבָ֔ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spoken | דִבְּר֖וֹ | ḏib·bə·rōw | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.