Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 30:19
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,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I call heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and earth | הָאָרֶץ֒ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| as witnesses | הַעִידֹ֨תִי | ha·‘î·ḏō·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| against you | בָכֶ֣ם | ḇā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| today | הַיּוֹם֮ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that I have set | נָתַ֣תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| before | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| you life | הַחַיִּ֤ים | ha·ḥay·yîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| and death | וְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ | wə·ham·mā·weṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| blessing | הַבְּרָכָ֖ה | hab·bə·rā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
| and cursing | וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה | wə·haq·qə·lā·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7045 curse |
| Therefore choose | וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ | ū·ḇā·ḥar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| life | בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים | ba·ḥay·yîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| so that | לְמַ֥עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your descendants | וְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ | wə·zar·‘e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| may live | תִּחְיֶ֖ה | tiḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2421 live |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.