Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:32
32Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| ask | שְׁאַל־ | šə·’al- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| now | נָא֩ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| from one end | וּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה | ū·lə·miq·ṣêh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7097 end, extremity |
| of the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| to | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| about the days | לְיָמִ֨ים | lə·yā·mîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| long | רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים | ri·šō·nîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7223 former, first, chief |
| preceded | הָי֣וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| you | לְפָנֶ֗יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| from | לְמִן־ | lə·min- | Preposition-l | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the day | הַיּוֹם֙ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| created | בָּרָ֨א | bā·rā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1254 shape, create |
| man | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Has anything as | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| great | הַגָּדוֹל֙ | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| as this | כַּדָּבָ֤ר | kad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| ever happened | הֲנִֽהְיָ֗ה | hă·nih·yāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| or | א֖וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| been reported | הֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע | hă·niš·ma‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 8:8 · Psalm 44:1 · Deuteronomy 32:7 · Matthew 24:31 · Joel 1:2 · Genesis 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.