Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:17–18
17Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, 18how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
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Deuteronomy 25:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | זָכ֕וֹר | zā·ḵō·wr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2142 remember |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Amalekites | עֲמָלֵ֑ק | ‘ă·mā·lêq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| did | עָשָׂ֥ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| along your way | בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| from | בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם | bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| Egypt | מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Deuteronomy 25:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| how | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they met you | קָֽרְךָ֜ | qā·rə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7136 encounter, meet, befall |
| on your journey | בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| when you | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| were tired | וְיָגֵ֑עַ | wə·yā·ḡê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H3023 weary, wearisome |
| and weary | עָיֵ֣ף | ‘ā·yêp̄ | Adjective - masculine singular | H5889 faint, weary |
| and they attacked | וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב | way·zan·nêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2179 cut off, or smite, the tail |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your stragglers | הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣ים | han·ne·ḥĕ·šā·lîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H2826 shatter |
| they had no | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fear | יָרֵ֖א | yā·rê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| of God | אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 25:17 Exodus 17:8–16
Deuteronomy 25:18 Romans 3:18 · Psalm 36:1 · Nehemiah 5:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.