Deuteronomy 8:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כִּ֣י ה֗וּא הַנֹּתֵ֥ן לְךָ֛ כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חָ֑יִל לְמַ֨עַן הָקִ֧ים אֶת־בְּרִית֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

And-zākartā ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā that hûʾ the-nōtēn to-you kōaḥ to-ʿăśôt ḥāyil to-the-purpose-that hāqîm ʾet-bərîtô which-nišbaʿ to-ʾăbōtêkā as-the-yôm the-this.

Grammar Details

*zākartā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall remember
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*hûʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular independent pronoun - he
*nōtēn*: Qal participle masculine singular with definite article - the one giving
*kōaḥ*: masculine singular noun - power
*ʿăśôt*: Qal infinitive construct - to make
*ḥāyil*: masculine singular noun - wealth/strength
*hāqîm*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to establish
*bərîtô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his covenant
*nišbaʿ*: Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he swore
*ʾăbōtêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
*yôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
*zeh*: masculine singular demonstrative pronoun with definite article - this

Word Meanings

*zākartā*: you shall remember/recall/call to mind
*nōtēn*: giving/granting/bestowing
*kōaḥ*: power/strength/ability
*ʿăśôt*: to make/produce/gain
*ḥāyil*: wealth/strength/ability/power/might
*hāqîm*: to establish/confirm/fulfill
*bərîtô*: his covenant/pact/agreement
*nišbaʿ*: he swore/took an oath/pledged

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Hos 2:8 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
Ps 127:1-2 : 1 A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Deut 7:8 : 8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deut 7:12 : 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Ps 144:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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