Deuteronomy 18:2 Go deeper
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Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. (KJV)
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וְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.Lahand an inheritance
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 1
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 2
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 3
בְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 4
אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chavcountrymen his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 5
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 6
ה֣וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 7
נַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.To[is] inheritance his
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 8
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 9
דִּבֶּר\־di.ber-he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: promise
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 28:15, Exodus 12:25, Leviticus 23:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:2 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Although they have | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| among | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| their brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| [is] their inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| He promised | → | דָבַר H1696I to speak: promise |
| them | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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