Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 31:21

²¹And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
many	רַבּוֹת֮	rab·bō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7227 much, many, great
troubles	רָע֣וֹת	rā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
and afflictions	וְצָרוֹת֒	wə·ṣā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H6869 id.
have come upon them	תִמְצֶ֨אןָ	ṯim·ṣe·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H4672 attain to, find
this	הַזֹּ֤את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
song	הַשִּׁירָ֨ה	haš·šî·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7892 song
will testify	וְ֠עָנְתָה	wə·‘ā·nə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H6030 answer, respond
against them	לְפָנָיו֙	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it will not be forgotten	תִשָּׁכַ֖ח	ṯiš·šā·ḵaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7911 forget
from the lips	מִפִּ֣י	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of their descendants	זַרְע֑וֹ	zar·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
For	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I know	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
their inclination	יִצְר֗וֹ	yiṣ·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3336 form, framing, purpose
even before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I bring them	אֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ	’ă·ḇî·’en·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I swore to give them	נִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃	niš·bā·‘ə·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7650 swear

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Hosea 5:3 · John 2:24–25 · Genesis 6:5 · Psalm 139:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.