Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:6
6Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understand | וְיָדַעְתָּ֗ | wə·yā·ḏa‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| then | וְיָדַעְתָּ֗ | wə·yā·ḏa‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it is not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| because of your righteousness | בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ | ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| that the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֨ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֜ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| good | הַטּוֹבָ֛ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| land | הָאָ֧רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to possess | לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אָֽתָּה׃ | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are a stiff-necked | קְשֵׁה־ | qə·šêh- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H7186 hard, severe |
| people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
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Deuteronomy 10:16 · Deuteronomy 9:13 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Exodus 32:9 · Acts 7:51 · Exodus 33:3 · Exodus 34:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.