Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 8:11–14

¹¹Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day. ¹²Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell, ¹³and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied, ¹⁴then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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Deuteronomy 8:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be careful	הִשָּׁ֣מֶר	hiš·šā·mer	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
to forget	תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח	tiš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
by failing	לְבִלְתִּ֨י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to keep	שְׁמֹ֤ר	šə·mōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His commandments	מִצְוֺתָיו֙	miṣ·wō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
and ordinances	וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו	ū·miš·pā·ṭāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and statutes	וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו	wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
which	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am giving you	מְצַוְּךָ֖	mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
this day	הַיּֽוֹם׃	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Deuteronomy 8:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
when you eat	תֹּאכַ֖ל	tō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
and are satisfied	וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ	wə·śā·ḇā·‘ə·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
when you build	תִּבְנֶ֖ה	tiḇ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
fine	טוֹבִ֛ים	ṭō·w·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
houses	וּבָתִּ֥ים	ū·ḇāt·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
in which to dwell	וְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃	wə·yā·šā·ḇə·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Deuteronomy 8:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and when your herds	וּבְקָֽרְךָ֤	ū·ḇə·qā·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and flocks	וְצֹֽאנְךָ֙	wə·ṣō·nə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
grow large	יִרְבְּיֻ֔ן	yir·bə·yun	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and your silver	וְכֶ֥סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וְזָהָ֖ב	wə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
increase	יִרְבֶּה־	yir·beh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and all	וְכֹ֥ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
is multiplied	יִרְבֶּֽה׃	yir·beh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

Deuteronomy 8:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then your heart	לְבָבֶ֑ךָ	lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
will become proud	וְרָ֖ם	wə·rām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
and you will forget	וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙	wə·šā·ḵaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who brought you out	הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛	ham·mō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵā	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
out of the house	מִבֵּ֥ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of slavery	עֲבָדִֽים׃	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant