Deuteronomy 32:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א הָב֥וּ גֹ֖דֶל לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

kî šēm YHWH ʾeqrāʾ hābû gōdel lēʾlōhênû

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will proclaim/call
• *hābû*: Qal imperative masculine plural - give/ascribe
• *gōdel*: masculine singular noun - greatness/magnificence
• *lēʾlōhênû*: preposition *lə* + masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - to our God

Word Meanings

• *kî*: for/because/when
• *šēm*: name/reputation
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: I will proclaim/I will call out/I will invoke
• *hābû*: give/ascribe/attribute
• *gōdel*: greatness/magnitude/magnificence
• *ʾĕlōhênû*: our God/our deity

Referenced Verses

• Jer 10:6 : 6 I said,“There is no one like you, LORD. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.
• Jer 23:6 : 6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’
• Ps 105:1-5 : 1 Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! 2 Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! 3 Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 4 Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! 5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,
• John 17:26 : 26 I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them, and I may be in them.”
• Eph 1:19 : 19 and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.
• Deut 3:24 : 24 “O, Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength.(What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)
• Deut 5:24 : 24 You said,“The LORD our God has shown us his great glory and we have heard him speak from the middle of the fire. It is now clear to us that God can speak to human beings and they can keep on living.
• 1 Chr 29:11 : 11 O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You, LORD, have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
• Ps 150:2 : 2 Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!
• Ps 29:1-2 : 1 A psalm of David. Acknowledge the LORD, you heavenly beings, acknowledge the LORD’s majesty and power! 2 Acknowledge the majesty of the LORD’s reputation! Worship the LORD in holy attire!
• Ps 89:16-18 : 16 They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. 17 For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. 18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
• 1 Chr 17:19 : 19 O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.
• Exod 3:13-16 : 13 Moses said to God,“If I go to the Israelites and tell them,‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me,‘What is his name?’– what should I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses,“I AM that I AM.” And he said,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘The LORD– the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob– has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’ 16 “Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them,‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, appeared to me– the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob– saying,“I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,
• Exod 6:3 : 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name‘the LORD’ I was not known to them.
• Exod 20:24 : 24 ‘You must make for me an altar made of earth, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and I will bless you.
• Exod 33:19 : 19 And the LORD said,“I will make all my goodness pass before your face, and I will proclaim the LORD by name before you; I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy.”
• Exod 34:5-7 : 5 The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the LORD by name. 6 The LORD passed by before him and proclaimed:“The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, 7 keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”
• Ps 145:1-9 : 1 A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually! 2 Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually! 3 The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness! 4 One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts! 5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds! 6 They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts! I will declare your great deeds! 7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, and sing about your justice. 8 The LORD is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. 9 The LORD is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made. 10 All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your loyal followers will praise you.
• Matt 1:23 : 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
• John 17:6 : 6 Jesus Prays for the Disciples“I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.