Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:47
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.