Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:10
10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb,a the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
Footnotes
- a 4:10 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai; also in verse 15
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The day | י֗וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you stood | עָמַ֜דְתָּ | ‘ā·maḏ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | לִפְנֵ֨י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| at Horeb | בְּחֹרֵב֒ | bə·ḥō·rêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2722 Horeb |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר | be·’ĕ·mōr | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Gather | הַקְהֶל־ | haq·hel- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H6950 assemble as a קָהָל |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| before Me | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to hear | וְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖ם | wə·’aš·mi·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| My words | דְּבָרָ֑י | də·ḇā·rāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| so that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they may learn | יִלְמְד֜וּן | yil·mə·ḏūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| to fear | לְיִרְאָ֣ה | lə·yir·’āh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| Me | אֹתִ֗י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the days | הַיָּמִים֙ | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| they | הֵ֤ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| live | חַיִּים֙ | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| and that | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| they may teach them | יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ | yə·lam·mê·ḏūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| to their children | בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 19:9 · Hebrews 12:18–19 · Exodus 19:16 · Deuteronomy 17:19 · Exodus 20:20 · Deuteronomy 5:2 · Exodus 20:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.