Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 31:26
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.