Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 33:29
29Blessed are you, O Israel!
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword in which you boast.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you shall trample their high places.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ | ’aš·re·ḵā | Interjection; second person masculine singular | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| O Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is like you | כָמ֗וֹךָ | ḵā·mō·w·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| a people | עַ֚ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| saved | נוֹשַׁ֣ע | nō·wō·ša‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| by the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He is the shield | מָגֵ֣ן | mā·ḡên | Noun - common singular construct | H4043 shield |
| that protects you | עֶזְרֶ֔ךָ | ‘ez·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5828 help, succour |
| the sword | חֶ֖רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| in which you boast | גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ | ga·’ă·wā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1346 majesty, pride |
| Your enemies | אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| will cower before you | וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּ | wə·yik·kā·ḥă·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| and you | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| shall trample | תִדְרֹֽךְ׃ס | ṯiḏ·rōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1869 tread, march |
| their high places | בָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹ | bā·mō·w·ṯê·mōw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1116 high place |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 45:17 · Isaiah 12:2 · Deuteronomy 4:7–8 · Psalm 115:9–11 · 2 Samuel 7:23 · Genesis 15:1 · Numbers 23:20–24 · Psalm 144:15 · 2 Samuel 22:45 · Psalm 18:44 · Deuteronomy 32:13 · Psalm 84:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.