Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 33:27
27The eternal God is your dwelling place,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He drives out the enemy before you,
giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The eternal | קֶ֔דֶם | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| God | אֱלֹ֣הֵי | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| is your dwelling place | מְעֹנָה֙ | mə·‘ō·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4585 id. |
| and underneath | וּמִתַּ֖חַת | ū·mit·ta·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | H8478 the under part |
| are the everlasting | עוֹלָ֑ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| arms | זְרֹעֹ֣ת | zə·rō·‘ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| He drives out | וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ | way·ḡā·reš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| the enemy | אוֹיֵ֖ב | ’ō·w·yêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| before you | מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ | mip·pā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| giving the command | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Destroy | הַשְׁמֵֽד׃ | haš·mêḏ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 90:1–2 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 91:1–2 · Isaiah 25:4 · Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 91:9 · Romans 16:20 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Isaiah 26:4 · Jude 1:24 · Isaiah 32:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.