Deuteronomy 13:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Because you listen to the voice of the LORD your God by keeping all His commandments that I am giving you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the LORD your God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

For tišmaʿ in-qôl YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā to-lišmōr ʾet-all-miṣwōtāyw which ʾānōkî mĕṣawwĕkā the-hayyôm to-laʿăśôt the-hayyāšār in-bĕʿênê YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā.

Grammar Details

• *tišmaʿ*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you listen/obey
• *qôl*: noun, masculine singular construct - voice of
• *lišmōr*: preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct - to keep
• *miṣwōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments
• *ʾānōkî*: 1st person singular personal pronoun - I (emphatic form)
• *mĕṣawwĕkā*: piel participle, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - commanding you
• *hayyôm*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day
• *laʿăśôt*: preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct - to do
• *hayyāšār*: adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the right/straight
• *bĕʿênê*: preposition bet + noun, dual construct - in the eyes of

Word Meanings

• *šāmaʿ*: hear/listen/obey
• *qôl*: voice/sound/noise
• *šāmar*: keep/guard/observe
• *miṣwāh*: commandment/precept/law
• *ṣāwāh*: command/order/charge
• *yôm*: day/time/year
• *ʿāśāh*: do/make/accomplish
• *yāšār*: straight/right/upright
• *ʿayin*: eye/sight/appearance