Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:36
36He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He let you hear | הִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ | hiš·mî·‘ă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| His voice | קֹל֖וֹ | qō·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| to discipline you | לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ | lə·yas·sə·re·kā | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| and on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| earth | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| He showed | הֶרְאֲךָ֙ | her·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| you | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| His great | הַגְּדוֹלָ֔ה | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| fire | אִשּׁ֣וֹ | ’iš·šōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H784 fire |
| and you heard | שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ | šā·ma‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| His words | וּדְבָרָ֥יו | ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| out of | מִתּ֥וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the fire | הָאֵֽשׁ׃ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
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Exodus 19:9 · Exodus 19:19 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · Nehemiah 9:13 · Hebrews 12:25 · Exodus 20:18–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.