Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:20
20Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has taken | לָקַ֣ח | lā·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| you | וְאֶתְכֶם֙ | wə·’eṯ·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and brought | וַיּוֹצִ֥א | way·yō·w·ṣi | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֛ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| out of the iron | הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל | hab·bar·zel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| furnace | מִכּ֥וּר | mik·kūr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3564 smelting-pot or furnace |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to be | לִהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the people | לְעַ֥ם | lə·‘am | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of His inheritance | נַחֲלָ֖ה | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| as you are today | כַּיּ֥וֹם | kay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 8:51 · Jeremiah 11:4 · Psalm 135:4 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 9:29 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Isaiah 63:17–18 · Titus 2:14 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Psalm 33:12 · Psalm 28:9 · Deuteronomy 9:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.