Deuteronomy 4:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל רַחוּם֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּח֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לָהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

For ʾēl raḥûm YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā, not yarpəḵā and-not yašḥîṯeḵā, and-not yiškaḥ ʾet-bərîṯ ʾăḇōṯeḵā which nišbaʿ to-them.

Grammar Details

*ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - God/deity/mighty one
*raḥûm*: adjective, masculine singular - compassionate/merciful
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾĕlōheḵā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*yarpəḵā*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will abandon you
*yašḥîṯeḵā*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will destroy you
*yiškaḥ*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will forget
*bərîṯ*: feminine singular construct noun - covenant of
*ʾăḇōṯeḵā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
*nišbaʿ*: verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he swore

Word Meanings

*ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one/power
*raḥûm*: compassionate/merciful/full of compassion
*yarpəḵā*: to abandon/let go/forsake
*yašḥîṯeḵā*: to destroy/ruin/corrupt
*yiškaḥ*: to forget/ignore/neglect
*bərîṯ*: covenant/treaty/alliance
*ʾăḇōṯeḵā*: fathers/ancestors/forefathers
*nišbaʿ*: to swear/take an oath/pledge

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Referenced Verses

Lev 26:42 : 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
Deut 31:8 : 8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
2 Chr 30:9 : 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
Lev 26:45 : 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
Deut 31:6 : 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Ps 116:5 : 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Ps 145:8-9 : 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Jer 14:21 : 21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Ps 111:9 : 9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Ps 111:5 : 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call{H8802)} upon thee.
Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Neh 1:5 : 5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Josh 1:5 : 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
Luke 1:72 : 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Num 14:18 : 18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Ps 86:15 : 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Ps 105:8 : 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

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