Deuteronomy 1:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ אֹתִ֑י וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ טֽוֹב־הַדָּבָ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת

Transliteration

And-wattaʿănû me and-wattōʾmrû good-the-dāḇār which-dibbartā laʿăśôṯ

Grammar Details

• *wattaʿănû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and you answered
• *wattōʾmrû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and you said
• *dāḇār*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing
• *dibbartā*: piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have spoken
• *laʿăśôṯ*: qal infinitive construct - to do

Word Meanings

• *wattaʿănû*: and you answered/responded
• *wattōʾmrû*: and you said/spoke/declared
• *dāḇār*: word/thing/matter/plan
• *dibbartā*: you have spoken/proposed/suggested
• *laʿăśôṯ*: to do/make/perform/accomplish

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye answered me and sayed: that which thou hast spoken is good to be done.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered ye me, and sayde: It is a good thinge, that thou sayest thou wilt do.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye answer me and say, Good `is' the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good `for us' to do.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You answered me, and said, "The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.