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To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art , to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. (KJV)

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לְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.Rishto dispossess

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to possess: take

Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 1

גּוֹיִ֛םgo.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 2

גְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.Limgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 3

וַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.Mimand mighty

Lemma: עָצוּם (a.tsum) · Strong's: H6099

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: mighty

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 18:18, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 32:1, Deuteronomy 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6099; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 4

מִמְּךָ֖mi.me.Khamore than you

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 5

מִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khafrom before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 6

לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.Khato bring in you

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

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 4:38 word 7

לָֽתֶת\־la.tet-to give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 8

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 4:38 word 9

אַרְצָ֛ם'ar.Tzamland their

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:38 word 10

נַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.Lahan inheritance

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 4:38 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 4:38 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 4:38 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

to drive out	→	יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take
before you	→	מִן־ H4480A from
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
greater	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
and mightier [than you]	→	עָצוּם H6099 mighty
and to bring you	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
into their land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and give it to you	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
for your	→
inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
as it is this	→	זֶה H2088 this
day	→	יוֹם H3117L day: today

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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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