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(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkifor

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 4:31 word 1

אֵ֤ל'el[is] a God

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 2

רַחוּם֙ra.Chumcompassionate

Lemma: רַחוּם (ra.chum) · Strong's: H7349

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: compassionate

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 34:6, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:31, Psalms 78:38, Psalms 86:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7349; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 3

יְהוָ֣הYah.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 4:31 word 4

אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 5

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 6

יַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.Khahe will abandon you

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 7

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 8

יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khahe will destroy you

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 9

וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 10

יִשְׁכַּח֙yish.Kachhe will forget

Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911

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

Meaning: to forget

Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:31 word 11

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 4:31 word 12

בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant of

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 4:31 word 13

אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors your

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 4:31 word 14

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

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 4:31 word 15

נִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'he swore

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

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 4:31 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
[is] a merciful	→	רַחוּם H7349 compassionate
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
He will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
abandon you	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
[or]	→	לֹא H3808 not
destroy you	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
[or]	→	לֹא H3808 not
forget	→	שָׁכַח H7911 to forget
the covenant	→	בְּרִית H1285 covenant
with your fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
which	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
He swore to them by oath	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear

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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