Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:40
40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ | wə·šā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His statutes | חֻקָּ֣יו | ḥuq·qāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and commandments | מִצְוֺתָ֗יו | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֤י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you today | מְצַוְּךָ֙ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| so that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you and your children | וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ | ū·lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| after you | אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| may prosper | יִיטַ֣ב | yî·ṭaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| and that | וּלְמַ֨עַן | ū·lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may live long | תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ | ta·’ă·rîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H748 be long |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | הַ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | ha·ʾă·ḏå̄·må̄h | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| for all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| time | הַיָּמִֽים׃פ | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 6:3 · Ephesians 6:3 · Leviticus 22:31 · Deuteronomy 12:28 · Deuteronomy 5:16 · Deuteronomy 12:25 · Deuteronomy 22:7 · Deuteronomy 6:18 · Jeremiah 11:4 · Deuteronomy 4:1 · Deuteronomy 4:6 · Deuteronomy 5:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.