Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 6:2
2so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that you | לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| and your children | וּבִנְךָ֣ | ū·ḇin·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and grandchildren | וּבֶן־ | ū·ḇen- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| may fear | תִּירָ֜א | tî·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the days | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of your lives | חַיֶּ֑יךָ | ḥay·ye·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| by keeping | לִ֠שְׁמֹר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His statutes | חֻקֹּתָ֣יו | ḥuq·qō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| and commandments | וּמִצְוֺתָיו֮ | ū·miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֣י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| give | מְצַוֶּךָ֒ | mə·ṣaw·we·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and so that | וּלְמַ֖עַן | ū·lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| your days | יָמֶֽיךָ׃ | yā·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| may be prolonged | יַאֲרִכֻ֥ן | ya·’ă·ri·ḵun | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H748 be long |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 4:40 · Exodus 20:20 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Deuteronomy 13:4 · Proverbs 3:1–2 · Psalm 128:1 · Proverbs 3:16 · Job 28:28 · Deuteronomy 5:16 · 1 Peter 3:10–11 · Psalm 78:4–8 · Psalm 111:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.