Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:1
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.