Deuteronomy 31:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And their children, who do not know it yet, will hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵיהֶ֞ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יָדְע֗וּ יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ וְלָ֣מְד֔וּ לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם כָּל־הַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֤ם חַיִּים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֧ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פ

Transliteration

And-û-bənêhem who not-yādəʿû yišməʿû and-wə-lāmədû to-lə-yirʾāh ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem all-the-yāmîm which ʾattem ḥayyîm on-the-ʾădāmāh which ʾattem ʿōbərîm ʾet-the-yardēn there to-lə-rištāh.

Grammar Details

• *û-bənêhem*: waw conjunction + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'and their children'
• *yādəʿû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they knew'
• *yišməʿû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they will hear'
• *wə-lāmədû*: waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'and they will learn'
• *lə-yirʾāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'to fear'
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkem*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'your God'
• *yāmîm*: noun masculine plural - 'days'
• *ʾattem*: personal pronoun 2nd masculine plural - 'you'
• *ḥayyîm*: adjective masculine plural - 'living'
• *ʾădāmāh*: noun feminine singular - 'ground/land'
• *ʿōbərîm*: qal participle masculine plural - 'crossing over'
• *yardēn*: proper noun - 'Jordan'
• *lə-rištāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'to possess it'

Word Meanings

• *yādəʿû*: knew/experienced/were familiar with
• *yišməʿû*: will hear/will listen/will obey
• *wə-lāmədû*: will learn/will study/will be taught
• *lə-yirʾāh*: to fear/to revere/to be in awe of
• *yāmîm*: days/time/period
• *ḥayyîm*: living/alive/active
• *ʾădāmāh*: ground/land/soil
• *ʿōbərîm*: crossing over/passing through/traversing
• *lə-rištāh*: to possess it/to inherit it/to take ownership of it

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And that their children, who have not known anything, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over Jordan to possess it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and that theyr childern which knowe nothinge maye heare and lerne to feare the Lorde youre God, as longe as ye lyue in the londe whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and that their children also which knowe nothinge, maye heare and lerne to feare the LORDE yor God, all youre lyue dayes which ye lyue in the londe, whither ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And that their children which haue not knowen it, may heare it, and learne to feare the Lorde your God, as long as ye liue in the lande, whither ye goe ouer Iorden to possesse it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And that their children which knowe nothyng, may heare, and learne to feare the Lorde your God, as long as ye lyue in the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [that] their children, which have not known [any thing], may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and their sons, who have not known, do hear, and have learned to fear Jehovah your God all the days which ye are living on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And so that your children, to whom it is new, may give ear and be trained in the fear of the Lord your God, while you are living in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the LORD your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 11:2 : 2 Know today that it was not your children, who did not know and have not seen, but you who witnessed the discipline of the LORD your God—His greatness, His strong hand, and His outstretched arm.
• Ps 78:4-8 : 4 We will not hide them from their children, but will tell the next generation the praises of the Lord, His strength, and the wonders He has done. 5 He established a testimony in Jacob and set a law in Israel, which He commanded our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so that the next generation would know them—children yet to be born—and in turn they would rise and tell their children, 7 so they would put their trust in God and not forget His deeds but keep His commandments. 8 They would not be like their ancestors—a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal, whose spirits were not faithful to God.
• Prov 22:6 : 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
• Eph 6:4 : 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
• Deut 6:7 : 7 Teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.