Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 30:18–19

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.

19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,

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Deuteronomy 30:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I declareהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhig·gaḏ·tîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5046 be conspicuous
to youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
todayהַיּ֔וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you will surely perishאָבֹ֖ד’ā·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6 perish
you shall not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןṯa·’ă·rî·ḵunVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH748 be long
daysיָמִים֙yā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּ֤ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are crossingעֹבֵר֙‘ō·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃lə·riš·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

Deuteronomy 30:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I call heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and earthהָאָרֶץ֒hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
as witnessesהַעִידֹ֨תִיha·‘î·ḏō·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
against youבָכֶ֣םḇā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
todayהַיּוֹם֮hay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
that I have setנָתַ֣תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
you lifeהַחַיִּ֤יםha·ḥay·yîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2416 alive, living
and deathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙wə·ham·mā·weṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4194 death
blessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הhab·bə·rā·ḵāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1293 blessing
and cursingוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הwə·haq·qə·lā·lāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH7045 curse
Therefore chooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ū·ḇā·ḥar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH977 choose
lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba·ḥay·yîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH2416 alive, living
so thatלְמַ֥עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and your descendantsוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃wə·zar·‘e·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
may liveתִּחְיֶ֖הtiḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2421 live

Cross-references

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

Deuteronomy 30:19 Deuteronomy 30:15 · Deuteronomy 11:26 · Psalm 119:30 · Joshua 24:15–22 · Proverbs 8:36 · Deuteronomy 30:1 · Luke 10:42 · Jeremiah 32:39 · Deuteronomy 4:26 · 1 Timothy 5:21 · Deuteronomy 31:28 · Acts 2:39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.