Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:31

³¹For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
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
a merciful	רַחוּם֙	ra·ḥūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H7349 compassionate
God	אֵ֤ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
He will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
abandon you	יַרְפְּךָ֖	yar·pə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
destroy you	יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ	yaš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
forget	יִשְׁכַּח֙	yiš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
with your fathers	אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ	’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He swore to them by oath	נִשְׁבַּ֖ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 31:8 · Psalm 116:5 · Nehemiah 9:31 · Jonah 4:2 · 2 Chronicles 30:9 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Leviticus 26:42 · Psalm 145:8–9 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Jeremiah 14:21 · Numbers 14:18 · Luke 1:72

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.