Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 31:28
28Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble | הַקְהִ֧ילוּ | haq·hî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H6950 assemble as a קָהָל |
| before me | אֵלַ֛י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the elders | זִקְנֵ֥י | ziq·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of your tribes | שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם | šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| and | וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑ם | wə·šō·ṭə·rê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H7860 official, officer |
| so that I may speak | וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה | wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| these | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| in their hearing | בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם | ḇə·’ā·zə·nê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| and call heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to witness | וְאָעִ֣ידָה | wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| against them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 4:26 · Deuteronomy 32:1 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Luke 19:40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.