Exodus
Exodus 19:5
5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations — for the whole earth is Mine.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you will indeed obey | שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | šā·mō·w·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8085 hear |
| My voice | בְּקֹלִ֔י | bə·qō·lî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| and keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֑י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| you will be | וִהְיִ֨יתֶם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | לִ֤י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| treasured possession | סְגֻלָּה֙ | sə·ḡul·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5459 possession, property |
| out of all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| is Mine | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 14:2 · Deuteronomy 7:6 · Deuteronomy 26:18 · Exodus 15:26 · Malachi 3:17 · Psalm 135:4 · Deuteronomy 10:14 · Exodus 23:22 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Titus 2:14 · Exodus 9:29 · Psalm 24:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.