Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:5
5It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| because of your righteousness | בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ | ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| or uprightness | וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙ | ū·ḇə·yō·šer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3476 straightness, uprightness |
| of heart | לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| that you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are going in | בָ֖א | ḇā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to possess | לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | lā·re·šeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| their land | אַרְצָ֑ם | ’ar·ṣām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| but | כִּ֞י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| of their wickedness | בְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀ | bə·riš·‘aṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7564 wickedness |
| that the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is driving out | מוֹרִישָׁ֣ם | mō·w·rî·šām | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| these | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| before you | מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ | mip·pā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| to | וּלְמַ֜עַן | ū·lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| keep | הָקִ֣ים | hā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| the promise | הַדָּבָ֗ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| He | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| swore | נִשְׁבַּ֤ע | niš·ba‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to your fathers | לַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ | la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| to 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 | וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ | ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Cross-references
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Titus 3:5 · Genesis 17:8 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 12:7 · Genesis 13:15 · Genesis 15:7 · Genesis 28:13 · Ezekiel 20:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.