Joshua
Joshua 14:9
9On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַהוּא֮ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| swore to me | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע | way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| saying | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Surely | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the land | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| on which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have set foot | דָּרְכָ֤ה | dā·rə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1869 tread, march |
| will be | תִֽהְיֶ֧ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| an inheritance | לְנַחֲלָ֛ה | lə·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| to you | לְךָ֨ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and your children | וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ | ū·lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have wholly | מִלֵּ֔אתָ | mil·lê·ṯā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| followed | אַחֲרֵ֖י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 1:3 · Deuteronomy 1:36 · Numbers 14:22–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.