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Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. (KJV)

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זְכֹר֙ze.Khorremember

Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to remember

Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 1

יְמ֣וֹתye.Mot[the] days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 2

עוֹלָ֔םo.Lamantiquity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769J

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

Meaning: forever: antiquity

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Joshua 24:2, 1 Samuel 27:8, Job 22:15, Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 3

בִּ֖ינוּBi.nuconsider

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 32:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 4

שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Not[the] years of

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

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 32:7 word 5

דּוֹר\־dor-a generation

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

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

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 6

וָד֑וֹרva.Dorand a generation

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

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

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 7

שְׁאַ֤לshe.'Alask

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 8

אָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khafather your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

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 32:7 word 9

וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaso he will tell you

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhu3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 10

זְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaold [people] your

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:7 word 11

וְיֹ֥אמְרוּve.Yo.me.ruso they may say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

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 32:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Remember	→	זָכַר H2142 to remember
the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of old	→	עוֹלָם H5769J forever: antiquity
consider	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
the years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
long	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation
past	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation
Ask	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
your father	→	אָב H0001G father
and he will tell you	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
your elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
and they will inform	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
you	→

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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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