Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 30:17–18

¹⁷But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ¹⁸I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

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Deuteronomy 30:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your heart	לְבָבְךָ֖	lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
turns away	יִפְנֶ֥ה	yip̄·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
and you do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	תִשְׁמָ֑ע	ṯiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
but are drawn away	וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗	wə·nid·daḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
to bow down	וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ	wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to other	אֲחֵרִ֖ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	לֵאלֹהִ֥ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and worship them	וַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃	wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve

Deuteronomy 30:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I declare	הִגַּ֤דְתִּי	hig·gaḏ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
today	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will surely perish	אָבֹ֖ד	’ā·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6 perish
you shall not prolong	תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן	ṯa·’ă·rî·ḵun	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H748 be long
days	יָמִים֙	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are crossing	עֹבֵר֙	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to possess	לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃	lə·riš·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

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Deuteronomy 30:17 Hebrews 3:12 · 2 Timothy 4:4 · Proverbs 1:32

Deuteronomy 30:18 Deuteronomy 8:19–20 · Deuteronomy 4:26 · Isaiah 63:17–18 · Joshua 23:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.