Deuteronomy 29:19 Go deeper
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And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 29:19 word 1
בְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'Owhen hears he
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 3
דִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.Rei[the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 4
הָֽאָלָ֜הha.'a.Lahthe oath
Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: oath
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 5
הַזֹּ֗אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 6
וְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְve.hit.ba.Rekhand he will bless himself
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtq3ms)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 7
בִּלְבָב֤וֹbil.va.Voin heart his
Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 8
לֵאמֹר֙le.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 9
שָׁל֣וֹםsha.Lompeace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace: well-being
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Joshua 10:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 10
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 29:19 word 11
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 12
בִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.Rutin [the] stubbornness of
Lemma: שְׁרִירוּת (she.ri.rut) · Strong's: H8307
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stubbornness
Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 81:12, Jeremiah 3:17, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8307; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 13
לִבִּ֖יli.Biheart my
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 14
אֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhI walk
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 15
לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anso as
Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: because
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 16
סְפ֥וֹתse.Fotto sweep away
Lemma: סָפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H5595
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to snatch
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 32:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5595; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 17
הָרָוָ֖הha.ra.Vahthe watered [ground]
Lemma: רָוֶה (ra.veh) · Strong's: H7302
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: watered
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 58:11, Jeremiah 31:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7302; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 18
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 19
הַצְּמֵאָֽה\׃ha.tze.me.'Ahthe thirsty [ground]
Lemma: צָמֵא (tsa.me) · Strong's: H6771
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: thirsty
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:29, Psalms 107:5, Proverbs 25:21, Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 29:8, Isaiah 32:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6771; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:19 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| because when such a person hears | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| the words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| oath | → | אָלָה H0423 oath |
| he invokes a blessing | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| on himself | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I | → | |
| will have | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being |
| even though | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I walk | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| . . . | → | מַ֫עַן H4616 because |
| in the stubbornness | → | שְׁרִירוּת H8307 stubbornness |
| of my own heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| This will bring disaster | → | סָפָה H5595 to snatch |
| on the watered [land] | → | רָוֶה H7302 watered |
| as well as | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| the dry | → | צָמֵא H6771 thirsty |
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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