Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:23

²³The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sky	שָׁמֶ֛יךָ	šā·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your head	רֹאשְׁךָ֖	rō·šə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7218 head
will be	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
and the earth	וְהָאָ֥רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
beneath you	תַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ	taḥ·te·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
iron	בַּרְזֶֽל׃	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.