Deuteronomy 29:5 Go deeper
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And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. (KJV)
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וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.Lekhand I led
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)
Meaning: to go: take
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 2:9, Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 28:36, Joshua 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 1
אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem<obj.> you
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 29:5 word 2
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Imforty
Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: forty
Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 3
שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 4
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 5
לֹֽא\־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 29:5 word 6
בָל֤וּva.Luthey wore out
Lemma: בָּלָה (ba.lah) · Strong's: H1086
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to become old
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Deuteronomy 8:4, Joshua 9:13, 1 Chronicles 17:9, Nehemiah 9:21, Job 13:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1086; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 7
שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙sal.mo.tei.Khemclothes your
Lemma: שַׂלְמָה (sal.mah) · Strong's: H8008
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:13, Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:13, Joshua 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8008; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 8
מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֔םme.'a.lei.Khemfrom on <the> you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 9
וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ve.na.'al.Khaand sandal your
Lemma: נַ֫עַל (na.al) · Strong's: H5275
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sandal
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:11, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, Joshua 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5275; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 10
לֹֽא\־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 29:5 word 11
בָלְתָ֖הval.Tahit wore out
Lemma: בָּלָה (ba.lah) · Strong's: H1086
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to become old
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Deuteronomy 8:4, Joshua 9:13, 1 Chronicles 17:9, Nehemiah 9:21, Job 13:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1086; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 12
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 13
רַגְלֶֽךָ\׃rag.Le.khafoot your
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Deuteronomy 29:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For forty | → | אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| I led | → | הָלַךְ H1980J to go: take |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| yet your clothes | → | שַׂלְמָה H8008 garment |
| and sandals | → | נַ֫עַל H5275 sandal |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | בָּלָה H1086 to become old |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| wear out | → | בָּלָה H1086 to become old |
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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