Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 7:17
17You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You may say | תֹאמַר֙ | ṯō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| in your heart | בִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| These | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֥ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| are greater | רַבִּ֛ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| than we are | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| how | אֵיכָ֥ה | ’ê·ḵāh | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can | אוּכַ֖ל | ’ū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| we drive them out | לְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃ | lə·hō·w·rî·šām | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
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