Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:28
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.’
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| 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 |
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