Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 33:20
20Concerning Gad he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges
the domain of Gad!
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or a head.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerning Gad | וּלְגָ֣ד | ū·lə·ḡāḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1410 Gad |
| he said | אָמַ֔ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Blessed | בָּר֖וּךְ | bā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| he who enlarges | מַרְחִ֣יב | mar·ḥîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H7337 be, or grow, wide, large |
| Gad | גָּ֑ד | gāḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1410 Gad |
| He lies down | שָׁכֵ֔ן | šā·ḵên | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| like a lion | כְּלָבִ֣יא | kə·lā·ḇî | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3833 lioness |
| and tears off | וְטָרַ֥ף | wə·ṭā·rap̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2963 tear, rend, pluck |
| an arm | זְר֖וֹעַ | zə·rō·w·a‘ | Noun - feminine singular | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| or | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| a head | קָדְקֹֽד׃ | qā·ḏə·qōḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H6936 head, crown of head |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 12:8–14 · Genesis 49:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.