Deuteronomy 33:9
{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.33.9", "source": "הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃", "text": "The-*ʾōmēr* to-*ʾāb*-his and-to-*ʾēm*-his not *rəʾîtîw* and-*ʾet*-*ʾeḥâw* not *hikkîr* and-*ʾet*-*bānâw* not *yādāʿ* for *šāmərû* *ʾimrātekā* and-*bərîtəkā* *yinṣōrû*", "grammar": { "*hā-ʾōmēr*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the one saying", "*lə-ʾābîw*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father", "*û-lə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to his mother", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*rəʾîtîw*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I saw him", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ʾeḥâw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers", "*lōʾ hikkîr*": "negative particle + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did not recognize", "*wə-ʾet-bānâw*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his sons", "*lōʾ yādāʿ*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did not know", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*šāmərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they kept", "*ʾimrātekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your word", "*û-bərîtəkā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your covenant", "*yinṣōrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - they will guard/observe" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmēr*": "saying/declaring", "*rəʾîtîw*": "I saw him/I acknowledge him", "*hikkîr*": "recognized/acknowledged/regarded", "*yādāʿ*": "knew/recognized/acknowledged", "*šāmar*": "kept/guarded/observed", "*ʾimrāh*": "word/speech/command", "*nāṣar*": "guard/keep/observe" } }