Deuteronomy 4:39

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ֒ כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד׃

Transliteration

wəyāḏaʿtā the-yôm wahăšēḇōṯā to-ləḇāḇeḵā that YHWH he the-ʾĕlōhîm in-the-šāmayim from-above and-on-the-ʾāreṣ from-beneath; ʾên ʿôḏ.

Grammar Details

*wəyāḏaʿtā*: waw consecutive + verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall know
*yôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
*wahăšēḇōṯā*: waw consecutive + verb, Hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall bring back
*ləḇāḇeḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
*šāmayim*: masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth
*ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
*ʿôḏ*: adverb - still/yet/again

Word Meanings

*wəyāḏaʿtā*: to know/understand/recognize
*wahăšēḇōṯā*: to bring back/return/consider
*ləḇāḇeḵā*: your heart/mind/inner being
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky/firmament
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*ʾên*: there is not/nothing/no
*ʿôḏ*: still/yet/besides/further

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:35 : 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
Josh 2:11 : 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
2 Chr 20:6 : 6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
Ps 115:3 : 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Ps 135:6 : 6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Isa 1:3 : 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Hos 7:2 : 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chr 29:11 : 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Deut 32:29 : 29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

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