Deuteronomy 3:18

At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 3:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֲצַ֣ו אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם נָתַ֨ן לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־הָאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ חֲלוּצִ֣ים תַּֽעַבְר֗וּ לִפְנֵ֛י אֲחֵיכֶ֥ם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל׃

  1. וָאֲצַ֣וva.'a.Tzav“and I commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. בָּעֵ֥תba.'Et“at the time”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  4. הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. נָתַ֨ןna.Tan“he has given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  9. לָכֶ֜םla.Khem“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  12. הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  13. לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.Tah“to take possession of it”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  14. חֲלוּצִ֣יםcha.lu.Tzim“equipped”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָלַץ · “to arm” · Strong's H2502B
  15. תַּֽעַבְר֗וּta.'av.Ru“you will pass over”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  16. לִפְנֵ֛יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  17. אֲחֵיכֶ֥ם'a.chei.Khem“countrymen your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
  18. בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  19. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  20. כָּל־kol-“O all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  21. בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  22. חָֽיִל׃Cha.yil“strength”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַ֫יִל · “strong” · Strong's H2428G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)