Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 3:18
18At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that | הַהִ֖וא | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֥ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| I commanded | וָאֲצַ֣ו | wā·’ă·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| has given | נָתַ֨ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָכֶ֜ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| this | הַזֹּאת֙ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | הָאָ֤רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to possess | לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| men | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of valor | חָֽיִל׃ | ḥā·yil | Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| are to cross over | תַּֽעַבְר֗וּ | ta·‘aḇ·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| armed for battle | חֲלוּצִ֣ים | ḥă·lū·ṣîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| ahead of | לִפְנֵ֛י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| your brothers | אֲחֵיכֶ֥ם | ’ă·ḥê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Numbers 32:20–24 · Joshua 4:12–13 · Joshua 1:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.