Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 23:23
23Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be careful | תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר | tiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to follow through | וְעָשִׂ֑יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| on what comes | מוֹצָ֥א | mō·w·ṣā | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring |
| from your lips | שְׂפָתֶ֖יךָ | śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| because | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have freely | נְדָבָ֔ה | nə·ḏā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5071 voluntariness, freewill-offering |
| vowed | נָדַ֜רְתָּ | nā·ḏar·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5087 vow |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| with your own mouth | בְּפִֽיךָ׃ס | bə·p̄î·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.