Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:40
40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare:
As surely as I live forever,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I lift up | אֶשָּׂ֥א | ’eś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| My hand | יָדִ֑י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| heaven | שָׁמַ֖יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and declare | וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי | wə·’ā·mar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| As surely as I | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| live | חַ֥י | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| forever | לְעֹלָֽם׃ | lə·‘ō·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 6:17–18 · Jeremiah 4:2 · Revelation 10:5–6 · Genesis 14:22 · Numbers 14:28–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.