Deuteronomy 4:7

For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
Deuteronomy 4:7
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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)

כִּ֚י מִי־ג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים קְרֹבִ֣ים אֵלָ֑יו כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכָל־קָרְאֵ֖נוּ אֵלָֽיו׃

  1. כִּ֚יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. מִי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  3. ג֣וֹיGoy“[is] a nation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  4. גָּד֔וֹלga.Dol“great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  5. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. ל֥וֹlo“[belongs] to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  7. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“a god”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. קְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.Vim“near”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  9. אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lav“to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. כַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.weh“like Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  12. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. קָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nu“calling we”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  14. אֵלָֽיו׃'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)