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Deuteronomy 34:4

And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
Deuteronomy 34:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו זֹ֤את הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֠שְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֨ם לְיִצְחָ֤ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְזַרְעֲךָ֖ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה הֶרְאִיתִ֣יךָ בְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְשָׁ֖מָּה לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹֽר׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. זֹ֤אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  5. הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retz“[is] the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. נִ֠שְׁבַּעְתִּיNish.ba'.ti“I swore”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  8. לְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.Ham“to Abraham”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  9. לְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.Chak“to Isaac”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  10. וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.Ko“and to Jacob”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  11. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. לְזַרְעֲךָ֖le.zar.'a.Kha“to offspring your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  13. אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nah“I will give it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  14. הֶרְאִיתִ֣יךָher.'i.Ti.kha“I have let see [it] you”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  15. בְעֵינֶ֔יךָve.'ei.Nei.kha“with own eyes your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  16. וְשָׁ֖מָּהve.Sha.mah“and there towards”
    Conjunction + Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  17. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. תַעֲבֹֽר׃ta.'a.Vor“you will pass over”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)