Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 26:3–4

³to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”

⁴Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,

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Deuteronomy 26:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is	יִהְיֶ֖ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
serving at that	הָהֵ֑ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
time	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
I declare	הִגַּ֤דְתִּי	hig·gaḏ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
today	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have entered	בָ֙אתִי֙	ḇā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
swore	נִשְׁבַּ֧ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to our fathers	לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ	la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
to give	לָ֥תֶת	lā·ṯeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
us	לָֽנוּ׃	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural

Deuteronomy 26:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
shall take	וְלָקַ֧ח	wə·lā·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the basket	הַטֶּ֖נֶא	haṭ·ṭe·ne	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2935 basket
from your hands	מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ	mî·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and place it	וְהִ֨נִּיח֔וֹ	wə·hin·nî·ḥōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
before	לִפְנֵ֕י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the altar	מִזְבַּ֖ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.