Deut 31:22-27 : 22 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.22",
"source": "וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*wa-yiktōb mōšeh ʾet-ha-šîrāh ha-zōʾt ba-yôm ha-hûʾ wa-yəlammədāh ʾet-bənê yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiktōb*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and wrote",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾet-ha-šîrāh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the song",
"*ha-zōʾt*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ba-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the day",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*wa-yəlammədāh*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and taught it",
"*ʾet-bənê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the sons of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yiktōb*": "wrote/recorded/inscribed",
"*yəlammədāh*": "taught it/instructed in it/trained in it",
"*bənê yiśrāʾēl*": "sons of Israel/Israelites/children of Israel"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.23",
"source": "וַיְצַ֞ו אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן וַיֹּאמֶר֮ חֲזַ֣ק וֶֽאֱמָץ֒ כִּ֣י אַתָּ֗ה תָּבִיא֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי לָהֶ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֖י אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃",
"text": "*wa-yəṣaw ʾet-yəhôšuaʿ bin-nûn wa-yōʾmer ḥăzaq we-ʾĕmāṣ kî ʾattāh tābîʾ ʾet-bənê yiśrāʾēl ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ ʾăšer-nišbaʿtî lāhem wə-ʾānōkî ʾehyeh ʿimmāk*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəṣaw*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded",
"*ʾet-yəhôšuaʿ*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Joshua",
"*bin-nûn*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Nun",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ḥăzaq*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - be strong",
"*we-ʾĕmāṣ*": "waw conjunctive + Qal imperative, masculine singular - and be courageous",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you",
"*tābîʾ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - will bring",
"*ʾet-bənê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the sons of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the land",
"*ʾăšer-nišbaʿtî*": "relative pronoun + Niphal perfect, 1st singular - which I swore",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*wə-ʾānōkî*": "waw conjunctive + 1st singular independent pronoun - and I",
"*ʾehyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - will be",
"*ʿimmāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you"
},
"variants": {
"*yəṣaw*": "commanded/commissioned/charged",
"*ḥăzaq*": "be strong/be firm/be resolute",
"*ʾĕmāṣ*": "be courageous/be brave/be determined",
"*tābîʾ*": "will bring/will lead/will cause to enter",
"*ʾehyeh ʿimmāk*": "will be with you/will remain beside you/will support you"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.24",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת מֹשֶׁ֗ה לִכְתֹּ֛ב אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַתּוֹרָֽה־הַזֹּ֖את עַל־סֵ֑פֶר עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yəhî kə-kallôt mōšeh li-ktōb ʾet-dibrê ha-tôrāh-ha-zōʾt ʿal-sēper ʿad tummām*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*kə-kallôt*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - when completed",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*li-ktōb*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to write",
"*ʾet-dibrê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the words of",
"*ha-tôrāh-ha-zōʾt*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular + definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this law",
"*ʿal-sēper*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on a scroll/book",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*tummām*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their completion"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "it happened/it came to pass/it was",
"*kə-kallôt*": "when completed/when finished/when concluded",
"*dibrê*": "words/matters/commands",
"*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching",
"*sēper*": "scroll/book/document",
"*tummām*": "their completion/their entirety/their being finished"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.25",
"source": "וַיְצַ֤ו מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛י אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yəṣaw mōšeh ʾet-ha-ləwiyyim nōśəʾê ʾărôn bərît-YHWH lēmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəṣaw*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and commanded",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾet-ha-ləwiyyim*": "direct object marker + definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*nōśəʾê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - carriers of",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*bərît-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + divine name - covenant of YHWH",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*yəṣaw*": "commanded/charged/instructed",
"*ləwiyyim*": "Levites/members of Levi tribe",
"*nōśəʾê*": "carriers/bearers/those who carried",
"*ʾărôn bərît*": "ark of covenant/covenant chest"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.26",
"source": "לָקֹ֗חַ אֵ֣ת סֵ֤פֶר הַתּוֹרָה֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וְשַׂמְתֶּ֣ם אֹת֔וֹ מִצַּ֛ד אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָֽיָה־שָׁ֥ם בְּךָ֖ לְעֵֽד׃",
"text": "*lāqōaḥ ʾēt sēper ha-tôrāh ha-zeh wə-śamtem ʾōtô mi-ṣad ʾărôn bərît-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem wə-hāyāh-šām bəkā lə-ʿēd*",
"grammar": {
"*lāqōaḥ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - take",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*sēper*": "noun, masculine singular construct - book of",
"*ha-tôrāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the law",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*wə-śamtem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and place",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*mi-ṣad*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - beside/at the side of",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*bərît-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + divine name - covenant of YHWH",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God",
"*wə-hāyāh-šām*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + adverb - and it will be there",
"*bəkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - against you",
"*lə-ʿēd*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a witness"
},
"variants": {
"*lāqōaḥ*": "take/receive/accept",
"*sēper ha-tôrāh*": "book of the law/scroll of instruction/document of teaching",
"*mi-ṣad*": "beside/at the side of/next to",
"*bəkā*": "against you/concerning you/in you",
"*lə-ʿēd*": "for a witness/as testimony/as evidence"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.27",
"source": "כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֤י יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶֽת־מֶרְיְךָ֔ וְאֶֽת־עָרְפְּךָ֖ הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה הֵ֣ן בְּעוֹדֶנִּי֩ חַ֨י עִמָּכֶ֜ם הַיּ֗וֹם מַמְרִ֤ים הֱיִתֶם֙ עִם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאַ֖ף כִּי־אַחֲרֵ֥י מוֹתִֽי׃",
"text": "For *ʾānōkî* *yādaʿtî* *ʾet*-*meryĕkā* *wĕ*-*ʾet*-*ʿorpĕkā* the *haqqāšeh*; *hēn* while-*bĕʿôdennî* *ḥay* with-you the-*hayyôm* *mamrîm* *hĕyîtem* with-*YHWH*, *wĕ*-moreover for-after *môtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I (emphatic)",
"*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know/have known",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*meryĕkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your rebellion/stubbornness",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿorpĕkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your neck/stiffness",
"*haqqāšeh*": "definite article with adjective - the stiff/hard",
"*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*bĕʿôdennî*": "preposition with adverb and 1st person singular suffix - while I am still",
"*ḥay*": "adjective - living/alive",
"*ʿimmākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article with noun - the day/today",
"*mamrîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - being rebellious",
"*hĕyîtem*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have been",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wĕʾap*": "conjunction with adverb - and also/moreover",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that, for, because",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*môtî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my death"
},
"variants": {
"*meryĕkā*": "rebellion/stubbornness/disobedience",
"*ʿorpĕkā*": "neck/stiffness (as metaphor for stubbornness)",
"*haqqāšeh*": "hard/stiff/difficult/stubborn",
"*hēn*": "behold/indeed/if",
"*mamrîm*": "rebelling/being disobedient/being contentious"
}
}