Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 9:25–29

²⁵So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.

²⁶And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. ²⁷Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. ²⁸Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’ ²⁹But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”

Read all of Deuteronomy 9

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Deuteronomy 9:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I fell down	וָֽאֶתְנַפַּ֞ל	wā·’eṯ·nap·pal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5307 fall, lie
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	הַיּ֛וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
nights	הַלַּ֖יְלָה	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had said	אָמַ֥ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
He would destroy	לְהַשְׁמִ֥יד	lə·haš·mîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
you	אֶתְכֶֽם׃	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

Deuteronomy 9:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I prayed	וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣ל	wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and said	וָאֹמַר֒	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
O Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
destroy	תַּשְׁחֵ֤ת	taš·ḥêṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
Your people	עַמְּךָ֙	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Your inheritance	וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You redeemed	פָּדִ֖יתָ	pā·ḏî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6299 ransom
through Your greatness	בְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָ	bə·ḡā·ḏə·le·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1433 greatness
and brought out	הוֹצֵ֥אתָ	hō·w·ṣê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
with a mighty	חֲזָקָֽה׃	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
hand	בְּיָ֥ד	bə·yāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

Deuteronomy 9:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זְכֹר֙	zə·ḵōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2142 remember
Your servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
Isaac	לְיִצְחָ֖ק	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
and Jacob	וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב	ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
Overlook	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
the stubbornness	קְשִׁי֙	qə·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7190 stubbornness
of this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and the wickedness	רִשְׁע֖וֹ	riš·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
of their sin	חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Deuteronomy 9:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
those in the land	הָאָרֶץ֮	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
from which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You brought us out	הוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּ	hō·w·ṣê·ṯā·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H3318 go or come out
will say	יֹאמְר֗וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Because the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was not	מִבְּלִי֙	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
able	יְכֹ֣לֶת	yə·ḵō·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to bring them	לַהֲבִיאָ֕ם	la·hă·ḇî·’ām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He had promised	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and because He hated	וּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹ	ū·miś·śin·’ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular
them	אוֹתָ֔ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural
He has brought them out	הוֹצִיאָ֖ם	hō·w·ṣî·’ām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
to kill them	לַהֲמִתָ֥ם	la·hă·mi·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H4191 die
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

Deuteronomy 9:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they	וְהֵ֥ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are Your people	עַמְּךָ֖	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Your inheritance	וְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
whom	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You brought out	הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙	hō·w·ṣê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
by Your great	הַגָּדֹ֔ל	hag·gā·ḏōl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
power	בְּכֹחֲךָ֣	bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and outstretched	הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃פ	han·nə·ṭū·yāh	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
arm	וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖	ū·ḇiz·rō·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength