Deuteronomy 9:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which the LORD was angry against you to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me at that time also.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י יָגֹ֗רְתִּי מִפְּנֵ֤י הָאַף֙ וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָצַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְהַשְׁמִ֣יד אֶתְכֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י גַּ֖ם בַּפַּ֥עַם הַהִֽוא׃

Transliteration

For yāgōrtî from-before the-ʾap and-the-ḥēmâ which qāṣap YHWH against-you lĕhašmîd you wayyišmaʿ YHWH to-me also in-the-paʿam the-that

Grammar Details

• *yāgōrtî*: verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I was afraid
• *ʾap*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the anger
• *ḥēmâ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the wrath
• *qāṣap*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he was angry
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *lĕhašmîd*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to destroy
• *wayyišmaʿ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and he listened
• *paʿam*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the time

Word Meanings

• *yāgōrtî*: I was afraid/I feared/I was in dread
• *ʾap*: anger/nose/face
• *ḥēmâ*: wrath/rage/fury
• *qāṣap*: was angry/was furious/was enraged
• *lĕhašmîd*: to destroy/to annihilate/to exterminate
• *wayyišmaʿ*: he listened/he hearkened/he paid attention
• *paʿam*: time/instance/occasion

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I was afraid of the fierce anger and wrath the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to stroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I was afraid{H3025} of{H6440} the anger{H639} and hot displeasure,{H2534} wherewith Jehovah{H3068} was wroth{H7107} against you to destroy{H8045} you. But Jehovah{H3068} hearkened{H8085} unto me that time{H6471} also.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I was afraid{H3025}{(H8804)} of{H6440} the anger{H639} and hot displeasure{H2534}, wherewith the LORD{H3068} was wroth{H7107}{(H8804)} against you to destroy{H8045}{(H8687)} you. But the LORD{H3068} hearkened{H8085}{(H8799)} unto me at that time{H6471} also.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I was afrayed of the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lord was angrie with you, eue for to haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde my peticion at that tyme also.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I was afrayed of the wrath and indignacion, wherwith the LORDE was angrie wt you, euen to haue destroyed you. And the LORDE herde me at that tyme also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (For I was afraide of the wrath and indignation, wherewith the Lord was mooued against you, euen to destroy you) yet the Lord heard me at that time also.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  (For I was afrayde, that for the wrath and fiercenes wherwith the Lord was moued agaynst you, he would haue destroyed you) But the Lorde heard me at that tyme also.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which Yahweh was angry against you to destroy you. But Yahweh listened to me that time also.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `For I have been afraid because of the anger and the fury with which Jehovah hath been wroth against you, to destroy you; and Jehovah doth hearken unto me also at this time.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith Jehovah was wroth against you to destroy you. But Jehovah hearkened unto me that time also.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith Jehovah was wroth against you to destroy you. But Jehovah hearkened unto me that time also.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I was full of fear because of the wrath of the Lord which was burning against you, with your destruction in view. But again the Lord's ear was open to my prayer.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which Yahweh was angry against you to destroy you. But Yahweh listened to me that time also.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I was terrified at the LORD’s intense anger that threatened to destroy you. But he listened to me this time as well.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:10 : 10 And I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD listened to me at that time also, and the LORD was not willing to destroy you.
• Exod 32:14 : 14 So the LORD relented from the evil which He thought to do to His people.
• Exod 33:17 : 17 And the LORD said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken: for you have found grace in my sight, and I know you by name.
• Exod 32:10-11 : 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation." 11 Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people, whom You have brought forth from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
• Deut 9:8 : 8 Also in Horeb you provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to destroy you.
• Neh 1:2-7 : 2 That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to 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 its gates are burned with fire. 4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said, I beg you, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy for those that love Him and observe His commandments: 6 Let Your ear now be attentive, and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against You: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have dealt very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which You commanded Your servant Moses.
• Ps 99:6 : 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
• Ps 106:23 : 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
• Amos 7:2-3 : 2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, says the LORD.
• Amos 7:5-6 : 5 Then I said, O Lord GOD, cease, I beg you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, says the Lord GOD.
• Luke 12:4-5 : 4 And I say to you my friends, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.
• Jas 5:16-17 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.