Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:12
12And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| spoke | וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| out of | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the fire | הָאֵ֑שׁ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| You | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| heard | שֹׁמְעִ֔ים | šō·mə·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the sound | ק֤וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the words | דְּבָרִים֙ | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| but saw | רֹאִ֖ים | rō·’îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| no | אֵינְכֶ֥ם | ’ê·nə·ḵem | Adverb; second person masculine plural | H369 nothing, nought |
| form | וּתְמוּנָ֛ה | ū·ṯə·mū·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8544 likeness, form |
| there was only | זוּלָתִ֥י | zū·lā·ṯî | Preposition | H2108 removal |
| a voice | קֽוֹל׃ | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 5:22 · Deuteronomy 5:4 · Deuteronomy 4:15 · Deuteronomy 4:36 · 2 Peter 1:17–18 · 1 Kings 19:12–13 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · John 12:28–30 · Matthew 3:17 · Exodus 20:22 · Isaiah 40:3 · Isaiah 40:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.