Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:1
1“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you faithfully obey | שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | šā·mō·w·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8085 hear |
| the voice of | בְּקוֹל֙ | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and are careful | לִשְׁמֹ֤ר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to follow | לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His commandments | מִצְוֺתָ֔יו | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you today | מְצַוְּךָ֖ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| will set you | וּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜ | ū·nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| high above | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | גּוֹיֵ֥י | gō·w·yê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1471 nation, people |
| of the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:19 · Exodus 23:22 · Leviticus 26:3–13 · Luke 11:28 · John 15:14 · Exodus 15:26 · Psalm 91:14 · Deuteronomy 7:12–26 · Deuteronomy 15:5 · Deuteronomy 11:13 · James 2:10–11 · Romans 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.