Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 29:16
16For you yourselves know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we passed through the nations on the way here.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you yourselves | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| how | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we lived | יָשַׁ֖בְנוּ | yā·šaḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and | וְאֵ֧ת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| how | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we passed | עָבַ֛רְנוּ | ‘ā·ḇar·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through | בְּקֶ֥רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| on the way | עֲבַרְתֶּֽם׃ | ‘ă·ḇar·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.