Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:13
13The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will make | וּנְתָֽנְךָ֨ | ū·nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you the head | לְרֹאשׁ֙ | lə·rōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the tail | לְזָנָ֔ב | lə·zā·nāḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump |
| you will only | רַ֣ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| move upward | לְמַ֔עְלָה | lə·ma‘·lāh | Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| and never | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| downward | לְמָ֑טָּה | lə·māṭ·ṭāh | Preposition-l; Adverb | H4295 downwards |
| if | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you hear | תִשְׁמַ֞ע | ṯiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| and carefully | לִשְׁמֹ֥ר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| follow | וְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֣ת׀ | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֧י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving | מְצַוְּךָ֛ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 28:1 · Deuteronomy 4:6–9 · Philippians 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.