Deuteronomy 31:19 Go deeper
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Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 1
כִּתְב֤וּkit.Vuwrite down
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 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 31:19 word 3
הַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.Rahthe song
Lemma: שִׁירָה (shi.rah) · Strong's: H7892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: song
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Numbers 21:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Deuteronomy 31:22, Deuteronomy 31:30, Deuteronomy 32:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 4
הַזֹּ֔אתha.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 31:19 word 5
וְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.Dahand teach it
Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to learn: teach
Used 62 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 5:31, Deuteronomy 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3925G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 6
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 31:19 word 7
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 9
שִׂימָ֣הּsi.Mahput it
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 10
בְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.Hemin mouth their
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 11
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anso that
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 31:19 word 12
תִּהְיֶה\־tih.yeh-it may become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
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 31:19 word 13
הַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.Rahthe song
Lemma: שִׁירָה (shi.rah) · Strong's: H7892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: song
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Numbers 21:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Deuteronomy 31:22, Deuteronomy 31:30, Deuteronomy 32:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 14
הַזֹּ֛אתha.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 31:19 word 15
לְעֵ֖דle.'Ed<into> a witness
Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: witness
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 16
בִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.Neion [the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 17
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:19 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now therefore | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| write down | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| for yourselves | → | |
| this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| song | → | שִׁירָה H7892B song |
| and teach | → | לָמַד H3925G to learn: teach |
| it to the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| have them recite | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| it | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| so that | → | מַ֫עַן H4616 because |
| [it] | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| . . . | → | שִׁירָה H7892B song |
| may be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a witness | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| for Me | → | |
| against [them] | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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