Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:26

²⁶I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

Read all of Deuteronomy 4

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I call heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	הָאָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
as witnesses	הַעִידֹתִי֩	ha·‘î·ḏō·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
against you	בָכֶ֨ם	ḇā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
this day	הַיּ֜וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will quickly	מַהֵר֒	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
perish	אָבֹ֣ד	’ā·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6 perish
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֜ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are crossing	עֹבְרִ֧ים	‘ō·ḇə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to possess	לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ	lə·riš·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
You will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
live long	תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן	ṯa·’ă·rî·ḵun	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H748 be long
upon it	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
but	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
will be utterly destroyed	הִשָּׁמֵ֖ד	hiš·šā·mêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed

Cross-references

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

Deuteronomy 32:1 · Micah 6:2 · Jeremiah 22:29 · Deuteronomy 30:18–19 · Isaiah 1:2 · Jeremiah 2:12 · Ezekiel 36:4 · Leviticus 18:28 · Joshua 23:16 · Jeremiah 44:22 · Leviticus 26:31–35 · Deuteronomy 29:28

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.