Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 31:16
16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| You will soon | הִנְּךָ֥ | hin·nə·ḵā | Interjection; second person masculine singular | H2009 lo! behold! |
| rest | שֹׁכֵ֖ב | šō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| your fathers | אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| and these | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֨ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| will rise up | וְקָם֩ | wə·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and prostitute themselves | וְזָנָ֣ה׀ | wə·zā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| with | אַחֲרֵ֣י׀ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the foreign | נֵֽכַר־ | nê·ḵar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| gods | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they | ה֤וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| are entering | בָא־ | ḇā- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| They will forsake Me | וַעֲזָבַ֕נִי | wa·‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| and break | וְהֵפֵר֙ | wə·hê·p̄êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6565 break, frustrate |
| the covenant | בְּרִיתִ֔י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| I have made | כָּרַ֖תִּי | kā·rat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| with them | אִתּֽוֹ׃ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
Cross-references
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Judges 10:6 · Judges 2:12 · Judges 10:13 · Exodus 34:15 · Revelation 19:2 · Ezekiel 16:15 · Hosea 2:2–5 · Jeremiah 2:11–13 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · 2 Samuel 7:12 · Isaiah 57:2–8 · Acts 13:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.