Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:1–3

¹Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;

hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

²Let my teaching fall like rain

and my speech settle like dew,

like gentle rain on new grass,

like showers on tender plants.

³For I will proclaim the name of the LORD.

Ascribe greatness to our God!

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give ear	הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ	ha·’ă·zî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
O heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and I will speak	וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה	wa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1696 speak
hear	וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע	wə·ṯiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
O earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the words	אִמְרֵי־	’im·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of my mouth	פִֽי׃	p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let my teaching	לִקְחִ֔י	liq·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3948 learning, teaching
fall	יַעֲרֹ֤ף	ya·‘ă·rōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6201 drip, drop
like rain	כַּמָּטָר֙	kam·mā·ṭār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
and my speech	אִמְרָתִ֑י	’im·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
settle	תִּזַּ֥ל	tiz·zal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
like dew	כַּטַּ֖ל	kaṭ·ṭal	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
like gentle rain	כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם	kiś·‘î·rim	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H8164 shower
on	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
new grass	דֶ֔שֶׁא	ḏe·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass
like showers	וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים	wə·ḵir·ḇî·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H7241 rain, accumulation
on	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
tender plants	עֵֽשֶׂב׃	‘ê·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will proclaim	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the name	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Ascribe	הָב֥וּ	hā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3051 give
greatness	גֹ֖דֶל	ḡō·ḏel	Noun - masculine singular	H1433 greatness
to our God	לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	lê·lō·hê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 32:1 Isaiah 1:2 · Deuteronomy 4:26 · Psalm 49:1 · Jeremiah 22:29 · Psalm 50:4 · Jeremiah 6:19 · Deuteronomy 31:28 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Jeremiah 2:12

Deuteronomy 32:2 Isaiah 55:10–11 · Psalm 72:6 · Micah 5:7 · Job 29:22–23 · Hosea 14:5 · Hebrews 6:7 · 2 Samuel 23:4 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–8 · Hosea 6:4 · Zechariah 10:1

Deuteronomy 32:3 Jeremiah 10:6 · Psalm 150:2 · Ephesians 1:19 · Deuteronomy 5:24 · Exodus 6:3 · John 17:26 · 1 Chronicles 29:11 · John 17:6 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Exodus 33:19 · Matthew 1:23 · Deuteronomy 3:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.