Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 9:21

²¹And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְֽאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
I took	לָקַחְתִּי֮	lā·qaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
sinful thing	חַטַּאתְכֶ֞ם	ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
the calf	הָעֵ֗גֶל	hā·‘ê·ḡel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
you had made	עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם	‘ă·śî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
and burned	וָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ף	wā·’eś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8313 burn
it	אֹת֣וֹ׀	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in the fire	בָּאֵשׁ֒	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
Then I crushed it	וָאֶכֹּ֨ת	wā·’ek·kōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3807 beat, crush by beating
ground	טָחוֹן֙	ṭā·ḥō·wn	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2912 grind
it to	עַ֥ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
powder	דַּ֖ק	daq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine
as fine as dust	לְעָפָ֑ר	lə·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and I cast	וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙	wā·’aš·liḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
it	עֲפָר֔וֹ	‘ă·p̄ā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the stream	הַנַּ֖חַל	han·na·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
that came down	הַיֹּרֵ֥ד	hay·yō·rêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the mountain	הָהָֽר׃	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

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