Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:54
54The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces,c and the rest of his children who have survived,
Footnotes
- c 28:54 Hebrew the wife of his bosom
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The most | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| gentle | הָרַ֣ךְ | hā·raḵ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
| and refined | וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג | wə·he·‘ā·nōḡ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6028 dainty |
| man | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| among you | בְּךָ֔ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| will begrudge | תֵּרַ֨ע | tê·ra‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| his brother | בְאָחִיו֙ | ḇə·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| the wife | וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת | ū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| he embraces | חֵיק֔וֹ | ḥê·qōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2436 bosom |
| and the rest | וּבְיֶ֥תֶר | ū·ḇə·ye·ṯer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| of his children | בָּנָ֖יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| who have survived | יוֹתִֽיר׃ | yō·w·ṯîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3498 remain over |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.