Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:7
7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| what | מִי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| nation | ג֣וֹי | ḡō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| great enough | גָּד֔וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| to | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a god | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| near | קְרֹבִ֣ים | qə·rō·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7138 near |
| to them | אֵלָ֑יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| as the LORD | כַּיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| whenever | בְּכָּל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| we call | קָרְאֵ֖נוּ | qå̄·rə·ʾē·nū | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| on Him | אֵלָֽיו׃ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 145:18 · 2 Samuel 7:23 · Psalm 34:18 · Isaiah 55:6 · Psalm 73:28 · James 4:8 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 148:14 · Isaiah 43:4 · Ephesians 2:12–22 · Deuteronomy 5:26 · Numbers 23:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.