Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:46–47

⁴⁶he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law. ⁴⁷For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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Deuteronomy 32:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Take	שִׂ֣ימוּ	śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
to heart	לְבַבְכֶ֔ם	lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the words	הַדְּבָרִ֔ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
I	אָנֹכִ֛י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have solemnly declared	מֵעִ֥יד	mê·‘îḏ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
to you	בָּכֶ֖ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
this day	הַיּ֑וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
so that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you may command	תְּצַוֻּם֙	tə·ṣaw·wum	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
your children	בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם	bə·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
to carefully	לִשְׁמֹ֣ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
follow	לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the words	דִּבְרֵ֖י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
law	הַתּוֹרָ֥ה	hat·tō·w·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

Deuteronomy 32:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הוּא֙	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
idle	רֵ֥ק	rêq	Adjective - masculine singular	H7386 empty, vain
words	דָבָ֨ר	ḏā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to you	מִכֶּ֔ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are your life	חַיֵּיכֶ֑ם	ḥay·yê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and by them	הַזֶּ֗ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
you will live long	תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ	ta·’ă·rî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H748 be long
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֜ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are crossing	עֹבְרִ֧ים	‘ō·ḇə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to possess	לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃פ	lə·riš·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

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Deuteronomy 32:46 1 Chronicles 22:19 · Ezekiel 40:4 · Proverbs 3:1–4 · Deuteronomy 11:18

Deuteronomy 32:47 Leviticus 18:5 · Proverbs 4:22 · 2 Peter 1:16 · Proverbs 3:22 · 1 Peter 3:10–12 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 3:1–2 · Deuteronomy 30:19–20 · Matthew 6:33 · Isaiah 45:19 · Romans 10:5–6 · 2 Peter 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.