Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:21
21They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a people | עַ֣ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| great | גָּד֥וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and many | וְרַ֛ב | wə·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| as tall | וָרָ֖ם | wā·rām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| as the Anakites | כָּעֲנָקִ֑ים | kā·‘ă·nā·qîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6062 neck |
| But the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| destroyed them | וַיַּשְׁמִידֵ֤ם | way·yaš·mî·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| from before | מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | mip·pə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| who drove them out | וַיִּירָשֻׁ֖ם | way·yî·rā·šum | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and settled | וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ | way·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in their place | תַחְתָּֽם׃ | ṯaḥ·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H8478 the under part |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.