Deuteronomy 4:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֵפִ֧יץ יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעַמִּ֑ים וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר בַּגּוֹיִ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְנַהֵ֧ג יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה׃

Transliteration

wə-hēpîṣ YHWH ʾetkem bā-ʿammîm wə-nišʾartem mətê mispār ba-ggôyim ʾăšer yənahēg YHWH ʾetkem šāmmāh.

Grammar Details

*wə-hēpîṣ*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and scatter
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*ʾetkem*: direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
*bā-ʿammîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - among the peoples
*wə-nišʾartem*: conjunction + Niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will be left
*mətê*: masculine plural construct noun - men of/few
*mispār*: masculine singular noun - number
*ba-ggôyim*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - among the nations
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
*yənahēg*: Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will lead
*šāmmāh*: adverb - there

Word Meanings

*hēpîṣ*: scatter/disperse/spread abroad
*ʿammîm*: peoples/nations
*nišʾartem*: be left/remain/be spared
*mətê mispār*: few in number/small group/handful
*gôyim*: nations/peoples/gentiles
*yənahēg*: lead/drive/guide
*šāmmāh*: there/to that place

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lev 26:33 : 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
Deut 28:62-64 : 62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
Neh 1:3 : 3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Neh 1:8-9 : 8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
Ezek 12:15 : 15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
Ezek 32:26 : 26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

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62And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
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