Leviticus

Leviticus 20:24

²⁴But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance — a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I have told	וָאֹמַ֣ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
you	לָכֶ֗ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
that you	אַתֶּם֮	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
will inherit	תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ	tî·rə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
their land	אַדְמָתָם֒	’aḏ·mā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H127 ground, land
since I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will give	אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה	’et·tə·nen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
as an inheritance	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
a land	אֶ֛רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
flowing	זָבַ֥ת	zā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H2100 flow, gush
with milk	חָלָ֖ב	ḥā·lāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
and honey	וּדְבָ֑שׁ	ū·ḏə·ḇāš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has set you apart	הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי	hiḇ·dal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H914 be divided, separate
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the peoples	הָֽעַמִּֽים׃	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 14:2 · Deuteronomy 7:6 · Exodus 3:17 · Exodus 6:8 · Exodus 3:8 · Exodus 33:16 · Leviticus 20:26 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 Kings 8:53

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.