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For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
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 31:20 word 1
אֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuI will bring it
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 2
אֶֽל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 3
הָאֲדָמָ֣ה\׀ha.'a.da.Mahthe land
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 4
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 5
נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiI swore
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNp1cs)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 6
לַאֲבֹתָ֗יוla.'a.vo.Tavto ancestors its
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 7
זָבַ֤תza.Vatflowing of
Lemma: זוּב (zuv) · Strong's: H2100G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)
Meaning: to flow: flowing
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3, Leviticus 20:24, Numbers 13:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2100G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 8
חָלָב֙cha.Lavmilk
Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: milk
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 9
וּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.Vashand honey
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: honey
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 10
וְאָכַ֥לve.'a.Khaland it will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 11
וְשָׂבַ֖עve.sa.Va'and it will be satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 12
וְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.Shenand it will grow fat
Lemma: דָּשֵׁן (da.shen) · Strong's: H1878
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 27:3, Numbers 4:13, Psalms 20:3, Psalms 23:5, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1878; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 13
וּפָנָ֞הu.fa.Nahand it will turn
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 14
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 15
אֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.Himgods
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 16
אֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.Rimother
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 17
וַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.Dumand they will serve them
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 18
וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיve.Ni.'a.Tzu.niand they will spurn me
Lemma: נָאַץ (na.ats) · Strong's: H5006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)
Meaning: to spurn
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 14:11, Numbers 14:23, Numbers 16:30, Deuteronomy 32:19, 1 Samuel 2:17, 2 Samuel 12:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5006; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 19
וְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.Ferand it will break
Lemma: פָּרַר (pa.rar) · Strong's: H6565A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 15:31, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6565A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 20
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 31:20 word 21
בְּרִיתִֽי\׃be.ri.Ticovenant my
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Deuteronomy 31:20 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I have brought them | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I swore | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| to give their fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| a land flowing | → | זוּב H2100G to flow: flowing |
| with milk | → | חָלָב H2461 milk |
| and honey | → | דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey |
| they will eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| their fill | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| and prosper | → | דָּשֵׁן H1878 to prosper |
| Then they will turn | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| other | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
| gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430J God |
| and worship them | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| and they will reject Me | → | נָאַץ H5006 to spurn |
| and break | → | פָּרַר H6565A to break |
| My covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
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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