Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:9

⁹He said of his father and mother,

‘I do not consider them.’

He disregarded his brothers

and did not know his own sons,

for he keptⁱ Your word

and maintained Your covenant.

Footnotes

i 33:9 Hebrew they kept, most likely referring to Levi in the plural; similarly twice in verse 10

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He said	הָאֹמֵ֞ר	hā·’ō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
of his father	לְאָבִ֤יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וּלְאִמּוֹ֙	ū·lə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
consider them	רְאִיתִ֔יו	rə·’î·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
He disregarded	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדָ֑ע	yā·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
his own sons	בָּנוֹ	bå̄·nō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he kept	שָֽׁמְרוּ֙	šā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your word	אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ	’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
and maintained	יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃	yin·ṣō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5341 watch, guard, keep
Your covenant	וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖	ū·ḇə·rî·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1285 covenant

Cross-references

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Matthew 10:37 · Exodus 32:25–29 · Luke 14:26 · Matthew 12:48 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Leviticus 21:11 · Malachi 2:5–7 · Genesis 29:32 · Matthew 22:16 · 2 Corinthians 5:16 · 1 Chronicles 17:17 · Galatians 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.