Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:43

⁴³The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foreigner living	הַגֵּר֙	hag·gêr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
among you	בְּקִרְבְּךָ֔	bə·qir·bə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
will rise	יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
higher	מַ֣עְלָה	ma‘·lāh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
and higher	מָּ֑עְלָה	mā·‘ə·lāh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
above you	עָלֶ֖יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
while you	וְאַתָּ֥ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
sink down	תֵרֵ֖ד	ṯê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
lower	מַ֥טָּה	maṭ·ṭāh	Adverb	H4295 downwards
and lower	מָּֽטָּה׃	māṭ·ṭāh	Adverb	H4295 downwards

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