Deuteronomy 32:2 Go deeper

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My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.Rofmay it drop

Lemma: עָרַף (a.raph) · Strong's: H6201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to drop

Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6201; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 1

כַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.Tarlike the rain

Lemma: מָטַר (ma.tar) · Strong's: H4306

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rain

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4306; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 2

לִקְחִ֔יlik.Chiteaching my

Lemma: לֶ֫קַח (le.qach) · Strong's: H3948

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: teaching

Used 9 times. Also: Job 11:4, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3948; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 3

תִּזַּ֥לti.Zalmay it distil

Lemma: נָזַל (na.zal) · Strong's: H5140

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to flow

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 15:8, Numbers 24:7, Judges 5:5, Job 36:28, Psalms 78:16, Psalms 78:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5140; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 4

כַּטַּ֖לka.Tallike the dew

Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dew

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:39, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 33:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 5

אִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.Tispeech my

Lemma: אִמְרָה (im.rah) · Strong's: H0565A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: word

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 17:6, Psalms 18:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0565A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 6

כִּשְׂעִירִ֣םkis.'i.Rimlike showers of rain

Lemma: שְׂעִירִים (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8164

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: rain

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8164; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 7

עֲלֵי\־'a.lei-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 32:2 word 8

דֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'grass

Lemma: דֶּ֫שֶׁא (de.she) · Strong's: H1877

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: grass

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 6:5, Job 38:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1877; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 9

וְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.Vimand like copious showers

Lemma: רְבִיבִים (ra.viv) · Strong's: H7241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: shower

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 65:10, Psalms 72:6, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 14:22, Micah 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7241; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 10

עֲלֵי\־'a.lei-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 32:2 word 11

עֵֽשֶׂב\׃'E.sevvegetation

Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂב (e.sev) · Strong's: H6212

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vegetation

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6212; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Let my teaching	→	לֶ֫קַח H3948 teaching
fall	→	עָרַף H6201 to drop
like rain	→	מָטַר H4306 rain
and my speech	→	אִמְרָה H0565A word
settle	→	נָזַל H5140 to flow
like dew	→	טַל H2919 dew
like gentle rain	→	שְׂעִירִים H8164 rain
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
new grass	→	דֶּ֫שֶׁא H1877 grass
like showers	→	רְבִיבִים H7241 shower
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
tender plants	→	עֵ֫שֶׂב H6212 vegetation

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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