Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Love, Obedience, and the Land Held by the Rain of Heaven

From the appeal grounded in personally witnessed works (vv. 1-7) through the land-contrast establishing covenant dependency on the LORD's rain (vv. 8-12), through the blessing-and-curse pivot and the saturation-practices renewed (vv. 13-21), to the conquest promise conditional on holding fast (vv. 22-25), and finally to the blessing and curse formally set before Israel at the threshold of the land (vv. 26-32).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

2Know this day that it is not your children who have known and seen the discipline of the LORD your God: His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm;

3the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land;

4what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;

5what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place;

6and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.

7For it is your own eyes that have seen every great work that the LORD has done.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

You shall therefore loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔H157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand alwaysכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַיָּמִֽים׃H3117Article | Noun - masculine pluralkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣H8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularHis chargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹH4931Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularHis statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֧יוH2708Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularHis ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֛יוH4941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand His commandmentsוּמִצְוֺתָ֖יוH4687Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֮H3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthis dayהַיּוֹם֒H3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthatכִּ֣י׀H3588Conjunctionit is notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle-אֶת־H853Prepositionyour childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֗םH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relative. . .לֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlehave knownיָדְעוּ֙H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralandוַאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative. . .לֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleseenרָא֔וּH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe disciplineמוּסַ֖רH4148Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHis greatnessגָּדְל֕וֹH1433Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHis mightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הH2389Article | Adjective - feminine singularhandיָדוֹ֙H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand His outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃H5186Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singulararmוּזְרֹע֖וֹH2220Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe signsאֹֽתֹתָיו֙H226Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶֽת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand worksמַעֲשָׂ֔יוH4639Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeHe didעָשָׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularinבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֥הH6547Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularand allוּלְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructhis landאַרְצֽוֹ׃H776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

whatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeHe didעָשָׂה֩H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto the Egyptianמִצְרַ֜יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singulararmyלְחֵ֨ילH2428Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructand horsesלְסוּסָ֣יוH5483Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand chariotsוּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹH7393Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwhenאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeHe made the watersמֵ֤יH4325Noun - masculine plural constructof the Redסוּף֙H5488Noun - masculine singularSeaיַם־H3220Noun - masculine singular constructengulfהֵצִ֜יףH6687Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-עַל־H5921Prepositionthemפְּנֵיהֶ֔םH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralas they pursued youבְּרָדְפָ֖םH7291Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural. . .אַחֲרֵיכֶ֑םH310Preposition | second person masculine pluraland [how] Heיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardestroyed them completelyוַיְאַבְּדֵ֣םH6Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraleven toעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthis dayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or the Sea of Reeds
Verse 5

Original words

whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeHe didעָשָׂ֛הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfor youלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רH4057Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionyou reachedבֹּאֲכֶ֖םH935Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural. . .עַד־H5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeHe didעָשָׂ֜הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularto Dathanלְדָתָ֣ןH1885Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Abiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֗םH48Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Eliabאֱלִיאָב֮H446Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Reubeniteבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .רְאוּבֵן֒H7205Noun - proper - masculine singularwhenאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeropenedפָּצְתָ֤הH6475Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularits mouthפִּ֔יהָH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand swallowed themוַתִּבְלָעֵ֥םH1104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םH1004Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םH168Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralandוְאֵ֤תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markereveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructliving thingהַיְקוּם֙H3351Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethat belonged to themבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םH7272Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

For [it is]כִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionyour own eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙H5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural[that] have seenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תH7200Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markereveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructgreatהַגָּדֹ֑לH1419Article | Adjective - masculine singularworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הH4639Noun - masculine singular constructthatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas doneעָשָֽׂה׃H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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