Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:10
10He found him in a desert land,
in a barren, howling wilderness;
He surrounded him, He instructed him,
He guarded him as the applec of His eye.
Footnotes
- c 32:10 Literally the pupil
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He found him | יִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙ | yim·ṣā·’ê·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in a desert | מִדְבָּ֔ר | miḏ·bār | Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| in a barren | וּבְתֹ֖הוּ | ū·ḇə·ṯō·hū | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness |
| howling | יְלֵ֣ל | yə·lêl | Noun - masculine singular | H3214 howling |
| wilderness | יְשִׁמֹ֑ן | yə·ši·mōn | Noun - masculine singular | H3452 waste, wilderness |
| He surrounded him | יְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ | yə·sō·ḇə·ḇen·hū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| He instructed him | יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ | yə·ḇō·wn·nê·hū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
| He guarded him | יִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּ | yiṣ·ṣə·ren·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| as the apple | כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן | kə·’î·šō·wn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H380 pupil |
| of His eye | עֵינֽוֹ׃ | ‘ê·nōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 2:8 · Psalm 17:8 · Deuteronomy 8:15–16 · Hosea 13:5 · Jeremiah 2:6 · Song of Solomon 8:5 · Psalm 32:7–10 · Nehemiah 9:19–21 · Proverbs 7:2 · Psalm 147:19–20 · Romans 2:18 · Deuteronomy 4:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.