Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:16–17
16And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. 17So I took the two tablets and threw them out of my hands, shattering them before your eyes.
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Deuteronomy 9:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I saw | וָאֵ֗רֶא | wā·’ê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| how | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| you had sinned | חֲטָאתֶם֙ | ḥă·ṭā·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2398 miss |
| against the LORD | לַיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| you had made | עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| for yourselves | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| a molten | מַסֵּכָ֑ה | mas·sê·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| calf | עֵ֖גֶל | ‘ê·ḡel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5695 calf |
| You had turned aside | סַרְתֶּ֣ם | sar·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| quickly | מַהֵ֔ר | ma·hêr | Adverb | H4118 hurrying, in a hurry |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the way | הַדֶּ֕רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded you | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Deuteronomy 9:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I took | וָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙ | wā·’eṯ·pōś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| the two | בִּשְׁנֵ֣י | biš·nê | Preposition-b; Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| tablets | הַלֻּחֹ֔ת | hal·lu·ḥōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3871 tablet, board or plank, plate |
| and threw them | וָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔ם | wā·’aš·li·ḵêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| out of | מֵעַ֖ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| my hands | יָדָ֑י | yā·ḏāy | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| shattering them | וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖ם | wā·’ă·šab·bə·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| before your eyes | לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | lə·‘ê·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 9:16 Exodus 32:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.