Deuteronomy 11:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְמַ֨עַן יִרְבּ֤וּ יְמֵיכֶם֙ וִימֵ֣י בְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם כִּימֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

ləma'an yirbû yəmêḵem wîmê ḇənêḵem 'al hā'ăḏāmâ 'ăšer nišba' YHWH la'ăḇōtêḵem lātēt lāhem kîmê haššāmayim 'al-hā'āreṣ

Grammar Details

*ləma'an*: conjunction - in order that/so that
*yirbû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - be many/increase/multiply
*yəmêḵem*: noun masculine plural construct with possessive suffix - your days
*wîmê*: conjunction with noun masculine plural construct - and days of
*ḇənêḵem*: noun masculine plural with possessive suffix - your children
*'al*: preposition - upon/over
*hā'ăḏāmâ*: definite article noun, feminine singular - the ground/land/earth
*'ăšer*: relative particle - which/that/who
*nišba'*: niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - swear/take an oath
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*la'ăḇōtêḵem*: preposition with noun masculine plural construct with possessive suffix - to your fathers
*lātēt*: qal infinitive construct - to give
*lāhem*: preposition with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural - to them
*kîmê*: preposition with noun masculine plural construct - as days of
*haššāmayim*: definite article noun, masculine plural - the heavens
*'al-hā'āreṣ*: preposition with definite article noun, feminine singular - upon the earth

Word Meanings

*ləma'an*: in order that/so that/that
*yirbû*: be many/increase/multiply/be numerous
*yəmêḵem*: your days/lifetime
*ḇənêḵem*: your sons/children/descendants
*hā'ăḏāmâ*: the ground/land/earth/soil
*nišba'*: swear/take an oath/promise
*la'ăḇōtêḵem*: to your fathers/ancestors/forefathers
*lātēt*: to give/grant/bestow
*kîmê*: as days of/as long as

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Referenced Verses

Ps 72:5 : 5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Prov 4:10 : 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
Prov 3:2 : 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Deut 4:40 : 40 And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Deut 5:16 : 16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Deut 6:2 : 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Ps 89:28-29 : 28 My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Isa 65:20 : 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
Rev 20:6 : 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Prov 3:16 : 16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

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