Deuteronomy 1:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that Jehovah had given him in commandment unto them;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֙ בְּאַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֖דֶשׁ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֹת֖וֹ אֲלֵהֶֽם

Transliteration

And-wayhî in-fortieth šānâ in-eleventh ḥōdeš in-first of-the-ḥōdeš dibbēr mōšeh to-bənê yiśrāʾēl according-to-all which ṣiwwâ YHWH ʾōṯô to-them

Grammar Details

*wayhî*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it happened/came to pass
*šānâ*: feminine singular noun - year
*ḥōdeš*: masculine singular noun - month/new moon
*dibbēr*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - spoke/declared
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons/children of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ṣiwwâ*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - commanded/ordered
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*ʾōṯô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him

Word Meanings

*wayhî*: and it happened/came to pass/was
*bənê*: sons/children/descendants

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 33:38 : 38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
Deut 4:1-2 : 1 And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.
Num 20:1 : 1 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

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