Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 26:16
16The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| commands you | מְצַוְּךָ֧ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| this | הַזֶּ֗ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| to follow | לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| these | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| statutes | הַחֻקִּ֥ים | ha·ḥuq·qîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and ordinances | הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים | ham·miš·pā·ṭîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4941 judgment |
| You must be careful | וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֤ | wə·šā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to follow | וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| them | אוֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your heart | לְבָבְךָ֖ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and with all | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your soul | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
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John 14:15 · Deuteronomy 12:1 · 1 John 5:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.