Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:2
2Let my teaching fall like rain
and my speech settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass,
like showers on tender plants.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.