Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 8:5–6
5So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. 6Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.
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Deuteronomy 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So know | וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ | wə·yā·ḏa‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| in | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| your heart | לְבָבֶ֑ךָ | lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| that | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| disciplines | יְיַסֵּ֥ר | yə·yas·sêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| his son | בְּנ֔וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| disciplines you | מְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃ | mə·yas·sə·re·kā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
Deuteronomy 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore you shall keep | וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ | wə·šā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֖ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of 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 |
| walking | לָלֶ֥כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in His ways | בִּדְרָכָ֖יו | biḏ·rā·ḵāw | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and fearing | וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה | ū·lə·yir·’āh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| Him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Revelation 3:19 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Proverbs 3:12 · Job 5:17–18 · Hebrews 12:5–11 · 1 Corinthians 11:32 · Psalm 94:12 · Ezekiel 18:28 · Psalm 89:32 · Deuteronomy 4:9
Deuteronomy 8:6 Deuteronomy 5:33 · 2 Chronicles 6:31 · 1 Samuel 12:24 · Exodus 18:20 · Psalm 128:1 · Luke 1:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.