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Deuteronomy 4:38

to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 4:38
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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)

לְהוֹרִ֗ישׁ גּוֹיִ֛ם גְּדֹלִ֧ים וַעֲצֻמִ֛ים מִמְּךָ֖ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗ לָֽתֶת־לְךָ֧ אֶת־אַרְצָ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

  1. לְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.Rish“to dispossess”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  2. גּוֹיִ֛םgo.Yim“nations”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  3. גְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.Lim“great”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  4. וַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.Mim“and mighty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָצוּם · “mighty” · Strong's H6099
  5. מִמְּךָ֖mi.me.Kha“more than you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  6. מִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.kha“from before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  7. לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.Kha“to bring in you”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  8. לָֽתֶת־la.tet-“to give”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  9. לְךָ֧le.Kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. אַרְצָ֛ם'ar.Tzam“land their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  12. נַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.Lah“an inheritance”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  13. כַּיּ֥וֹםkai.Yom“as the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  14. הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)