Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:14
14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave Me alone | הֶ֤רֶף | he·rep̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
| so that I may destroy them | וְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם | wə·’aš·mî·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| and blot out | וְאֶמְחֶ֣ה | wə·’em·ḥeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H4229 wipe, wipe out |
| their name | שְׁמָ֔ם | šə·mām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8034 name |
| from | מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| under | מִתַּ֖חַת | mit·ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m | H8478 the under part |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| Then I will make | וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ | wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| you into a nation | לְגוֹי־ | lə·ḡō·w- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| mightier | עָצ֥וּם | ‘ā·ṣūm | Adjective - masculine singular | H6099 mighty, numerous |
| and greater | וָרָ֖ב | wā·rāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| than they | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 29:20 · Exodus 32:10–13 · Psalm 9:5 · Psalm 109:13 · Luke 11:7–10 · Numbers 14:11–12 · Revelation 3:5 · Acts 7:51 · Luke 18:1–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.