Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:7
7Remember the days of old;
consider the years long past.
Ask your father, and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will inform you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | זְכֹר֙ | zə·ḵōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| the days | יְמ֣וֹת | yə·mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of old | עוֹלָ֔ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| consider | בִּ֖ינוּ | bî·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H995 discern |
| the years | שְׁנ֣וֹת | šə·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8141 year |
| long | דּוֹר־ | dō·wr- | Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| past | וָד֑וֹר | wā·ḏō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| Ask | שְׁאַ֤ל | šə·’al | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| your father | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| and he will tell you | וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָ | wə·yag·gê·ḏə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| your elders | זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ | zə·qê·ne·ḵā | Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2205 old |
| and they will inform | וְיֹ֥אמְרוּ | wə·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 78:3–4 · Job 8:8–10 · Psalm 44:1 · Isaiah 46:9 · Psalm 77:5–6 · Deuteronomy 4:32 · Exodus 13:14 · Isaiah 63:11 · Judges 6:13 · Psalm 77:11–12 · Psalm 119:52 · Psalm 77:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.