Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:1

¹Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שְׁמַ֤ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
now	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
the statutes	הַֽחֻקִּים֙	ha·ḥuq·qîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinances	הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים	ham·miš·pā·ṭîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4941 judgment
I	אָֽנֹכִ֛י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am teaching	מְלַמֵּ֥ד	mə·lam·mêḏ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to follow	לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
so that	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you may live	תִּֽחְי֗וּ	tiḥ·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2421 live
and may enter	וּבָאתֶם֙	ū·ḇā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and take possession	וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם	wî·riš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
is giving	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 10:5 · Ezekiel 20:11 · Leviticus 18:5 · Deuteronomy 8:1 · Deuteronomy 30:16 · Leviticus 22:31 · Deuteronomy 5:1 · Deuteronomy 4:45 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Deuteronomy 5:33–6:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.