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Deuteronomy 4:32

Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
Deuteronomy 4:32
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Original language and places

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)

כִּ֣י שְׁאַל־נָא֩ לְיָמִ֨ים רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְמִן־הַיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ בָּרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ אָדָם֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם הֲנִֽהְיָ֗ה כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה א֖וֹ הֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע כָּמֹֽהוּ׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. שְׁאַל־she.'al-“ask”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  3. נָא֩na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. לְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.Mim“to days”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.Nim“former”
    Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “previous” · Strong's H7223H
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. הָי֣וּha.Yu“they were”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. לְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. לְמִן־le.min-“<to> from”
    Preposition + Preposition · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  10. הַיּוֹם֙hai.yoM“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  11. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“when”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. בָּרָ֨אba.Ra'“he created”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  13. אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  14. אָדָם֙'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  15. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  17. וּלְמִקְצֵ֥הu.le.mik.Tzeh“and to from [the] end of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצֶה · “end” · Strong's H7097A
  18. הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  19. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  20. קְצֵ֣הke.Tzeh“[the] end of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצֶה · “end” · Strong's H7097A
  21. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  22. הֲנִֽהְיָ֗הha.nih.Yah“¿ has it happened”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  23. כַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.Var“like the thing”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697O
  24. הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doL“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  25. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  26. א֖וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  27. הֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'“¿ has it been heard”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  28. כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ka.Mo.hu“like it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)