Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:51
51For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | עַל֩ | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| at the waters | בְּמֵֽי־ | bə·mê- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of Meribah-kadesh | מְרִיבַ֥ת | mə·rî·ḇaṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4809 Meribah |
| in the Wilderness | מִדְבַּר־ | miḏ·bar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4057 mouth |
| of Zin | צִ֑ן | ṣin | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6790 Tsin |
| both of you broke faith | מְעַלְתֶּ֜ם | mə·‘al·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| with Me | בִּ֗י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| among | בְּתוֹךְ֙ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| by | עַ֣ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| failing | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to treat Me as holy | קִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ | qid·daš·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| in their | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| presence | בְּת֖וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
Cross-references
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Numbers 27:14 · Numbers 20:11–14 · Numbers 20:24 · 1 Kings 13:21–26 · Deuteronomy 3:23–27 · Leviticus 10:3 · Isaiah 8:13 · 1 Peter 4:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.