Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 31:24–26

²⁴When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, ²⁵he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: ²⁶“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

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Deuteronomy 31:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had finished	כְּכַלּ֣וֹת	kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
writing	לִכְתֹּ֛ב	liḵ·tōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3789 write
in a book	סֵ֑פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of this	הַזֹּ֖את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
law	הַתּוֹרָֽה־	hat·tō·w·rāh-	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
from beginning to end	תֻּמָּֽם׃	tum·mām	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H8552 be complete, finished

Deuteronomy 31:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he gave this command to	וַיְצַ֤ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who carried	נֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛י	nō·śə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Deuteronomy 31:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take	לָקֹ֗חַ	lā·qō·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3947 take
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
Book	סֵ֤פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	הַתּוֹרָה֙	hat·tō·w·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
and place	וְשַׂמְתֶּ֣ם	wə·śam·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
it	אֹת֔וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
beside	מִצַּ֛ד	miṣ·ṣaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6654 side
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
so that it may remain	וְהָֽיָה־	wə·hā·yāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֥ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
as a witness	לְעֵֽד׃	lə·‘êḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness
against you	בְּךָ֖	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular

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Deuteronomy 31:24 Deuteronomy 31:9

Deuteronomy 31:26 Deuteronomy 31:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.