Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 9:1–2

¹Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. ²The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”

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Deuteronomy 9:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Today	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
you	אַתָּ֨ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are about to cross	עֹבֵ֤ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to go in	לָבֹא֙	lā·ḇō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and dispossess	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
greater	גְּדֹלִ֥ים	gə·ḏō·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
and stronger	וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים	wa·‘ă·ṣu·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H6099 mighty, numerous
than you	מִמֶּ֑ךָּ	mim·me·kā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
with large	גְּדֹלֹ֥ת	gə·ḏō·lōṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
cities	עָרִ֛ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
fortified	וּבְצֻרֹ֖ת	ū·ḇə·ṣu·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
to the heavens	בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	baš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Deuteronomy 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	עַֽם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
are strong	גָּד֥וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and tall	וָרָ֖ם	wā·rām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
the descendants	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the Anakim	עֲנָקִ֑ים	‘ă·nā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6062 neck
You	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
about them	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
and you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have heard it said	שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can stand up	יִתְיַצֵּ֔ב	yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
to	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Anak	עֲנָֽק׃	‘ă·nāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 9:1 Deuteronomy 11:31 · Deuteronomy 1:28 · Deuteronomy 4:38 · Deuteronomy 7:1 · Deuteronomy 3:18 · Deuteronomy 11:23 · Joshua 1:11

Deuteronomy 9:2 Numbers 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.