Deuteronomy 27:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ עַל־הָאֲבָנִ֗ים אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּאֵ֥ר הֵיטֵֽב׃

Transliteration

wə-kātaḇtā ʿal-hā-ʾăḇānîm ʾet-kol-diḇrê hat-tôrāh haz-zōʾt baʾēr hêṭēḇ

Grammar Details

*wə-kātaḇtā*: conjunctive waw + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall write
*ʿal*: preposition - on/upon
*hā-ʾăḇānîm*: definite article + noun feminine plural - the stones
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
*diḇrê*: noun masculine plural construct - words of
*hat-tôrāh*: definite article + noun feminine singular - the law/instruction
*haz-zōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative adjective feminine singular - this
*baʾēr*: Piel infinitive absolute - explaining
*hêṭēḇ*: Hiphil infinitive absolute - thoroughly/clearly

Word Meanings

*kātaḇtā*: write/inscribe
*tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching
*baʾēr*: explain/make plain/engrave
*hêṭēḇ*: thoroughly/clearly/distinctly/well

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Hab 2:2 : 2 And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
John 16:25 : 25 These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

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