Deuteronomy 4:20 Go deeper
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But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. (KJV)
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וְאֶתְכֶם֙ve.'et.Khemand <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 4:20 word 1
לָקַ֣חla.Kachhe took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 2
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 3
וַיּוֹצִ֥אvai.yo.Tzi'and he brought out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 4
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 4:20 word 5
מִכּ֥וּרmi.Kurfrom [the] furnace of
Lemma: כּוּר (kur) · Strong's: H3564
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: furnace
Used 9 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:51, Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 27:21, Isaiah 48:10, Jeremiah 11:4, Ezekiel 22:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3564; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 6
הַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.Zel<the> iron
Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 7
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 8
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 4:20 word 9
לְעַ֥םle.'Am<into> a people of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 10
נַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.Lahinheritance
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 11
כַּיּ֥וֹםkai.Yomas the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 12
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:20 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has taken | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and brought | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| out of the iron | → | בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron |
| furnace | → | כּוּר H3564 furnace |
| out of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| to be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| of His inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| as you are today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
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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