Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 8:1

¹You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must carefully	תִּשְׁמְר֣וּן	tiš·mə·rūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
follow	לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
commandment	הַמִּצְוָ֗ה	ham·miṣ·wāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4687 commandment
I	אָנֹכִ֧י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am giving you	מְצַוְּךָ֛	mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
today	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
so that	לְמַ֨עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you may live	תִּֽחְי֜וּן	tiḥ·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2421 live
and multiply	וּרְבִיתֶ֗ם	ū·rə·ḇî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and enter	וּבָאתֶם֙	ū·ḇā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and possess	וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם	wî·riš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
swore	נִשְׁבַּ֥ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
your fathers	לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 4:1 · Deuteronomy 5:32–6:3 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 · Psalm 119:4–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.