Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:29–30
29But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
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Deuteronomy 4:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if from there | מִשָּׁ֛ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| you will seek | וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם | ū·ḇiq·qaš·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| you will find | וּמָצָ֑אתָ | ū·mā·ṣā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| Him | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| if you seek Him | תִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּ | ṯiḏ·rə·šen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your heart | לְבָבְךָ֖ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and with all | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your soul | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Deuteronomy 4:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you are in distress | בַּצַּ֣ר | baṣ·ṣar | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| and all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| things | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| have happened to you | וּמְצָא֕וּךָ | ū·mə·ṣā·’ū·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| then in later | בְּאַחֲרִית֙ | bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H319 after-part, end |
| days | הַיָּמִ֔ים | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you will return | וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ | wə·šaḇ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and listen | וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ | wə·šā·ma‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to His voice | בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃ | bə·qō·lōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 4:29 Psalm 119:2 · Jeremiah 29:12–14 · 2 Chronicles 15:4 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Psalm 119:10 · Deuteronomy 30:10 · Jeremiah 3:12–14 · 1 Kings 8:47–48 · Deuteronomy 30:1–3 · Psalm 119:145 · Joel 2:12 · Psalm 119:58
Deuteronomy 4:30 Joel 2:12–13 · Jeremiah 23:20 · Hosea 3:5 · Deuteronomy 31:29 · Genesis 49:1 · Isaiah 1:19 · Jeremiah 7:23 · Numbers 24:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.