Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:3
3But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But understand | וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ | wə·yā·ḏa‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| goes across | הָעֹבֵ֤ר | hā·‘ō·ḇêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| ahead of you | לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| as a consuming | אֹֽכְלָ֔ה | ’ō·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H398 eat |
| fire | אֵ֣שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| He will destroy them | יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם | yaš·mî·ḏêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| and subdue them | יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם | yaḵ·nî·‘êm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3665 be humble |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֑יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| And you will drive them out | וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם | wə·hō·w·raš·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and annihilate them | וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ | wə·ha·ʾa·ḇaḏ·tå̄m | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| swiftly | מַהֵ֔ר | ma·hêr | Adverb | H4118 hurrying, in a hurry |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has promised | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 4:24 · Romans 8:31 · Hebrews 12:29 · Deuteronomy 20:4 · Deuteronomy 7:23–24 · Joshua 3:11 · Exodus 23:29–31 · Micah 2:13 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Deuteronomy 1:30 · Joshua 3:14 · Isaiah 41:10–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.