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Deuteronomy 32:2
| ← Deuteronomy 32:1 | Deuteronomy 32:2 (KJV) | Deuteronomy 32:3 → |
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Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
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Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
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Verse Text
My doctrineH3948 shall dropH6201 as the rainH4306, my speechH565 shall distilH5140 as the dewH2919, as the small rainH8164 upon the tender herbH1877, and as the showersH7241 upon the grassH6212:
יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
יַעֲרֹ֤ף |
ya.'a.Rof | H6201 | HVqi3ms | may it drop |
כַּ/מָּטָר֙ |
ka./ma.Tar | H4306 | HRd/Ncmsa | like the/ rain |
לִקְחִ֔/י |
lik.Ch/i | H3948 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | teaching/ my |
תִּזַּ֥ל |
ti.Zal | H5140 | HVqi3fs | may it distil |
כַּ/טַּ֖ל |
ka./Tal | H2919 | HRd/Ncmsa | like the/ dew |
אִמְרָתִ֑/י |
'im.ra.T/i | H565 | HNcfsc/Sp1cs | speech/ my |
כִּ/שְׂעִירִ֣ם |
ki/s.'i.Rim | H8164 | HR/Ncmpa | like/ showers of rain |
עֲלֵי |
'a.lei- | H5921 | HR | on |
דֶ֔שֶׁא |
De.she' | H1877 | HNcmsa | grass |
וְ/כִ/רְבִיבִ֖ים |
ve./khi/r.vi.Vim | H7241 | HC/R/Ncmpa | and/ like/ copious showers |
עֲלֵי |
'a.lei- | H5921 | HR | on |
עֵֽשֶׂב |
'E.sev | H6212 | HNcmsa | vegetation |
- H565 — אִמְרָה (ʼimrâh, im-raw'): or אֶמְרָה; feminine of אֵמֶר, and meaning the same; {something said}; commandment, speech, word.
- H1877 — דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ, deh'-sheh): from דָּשָׁא; a sprout; by analogy, grass; (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
- H2919 — טַל (ṭal, tal): from טָלַל; dew (as covering vegetation); dew.
- H3948 — לֶקַח (leqach, leh'-kakh): from לָקַח; properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement; doctrine, learning, fair speech.
- H4306 — מָטַר (mâṭar, maw-tawr'): from מָטַר; rain; rain.
- H5140 — נָזַל (nâzal, naw-zal'): a primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling; distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
- H6201 — עָרַף (ʻâraph, aw-raf'): a primitive root; to droop; hence, to drip; drop (down).
- H6212 — עֶשֶׂב (ʻeseb, eh'seb): from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green); grass (or any tender shoot); grass, herb.
- H7241 — רָבִיב (râbîyb, raw-beeb'): from רָבַב; a rain (as an accumulation of drops); shower.
- H8164 — שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr, saw-eer'): formed the same as שָׂעִיר; a shower (as tempestuous); small rain.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- as the showers — Micah 5:7, Zechariah 10:1
- drop — 2 Samuel 23:4, Job 29:22-23, Psalms 72:6, Isaiah 55:10-11, Hosea 6:4, Hosea 14:5, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8, Hebrews 6:7
Reciprocal references (16): Genesis 27:28, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 33:13, Deuteronomy 33:28, Judges 6:37, Psalms 49:3, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 16:24, Isaiah 26:19, Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 21:2, Hosea 6:3, Joel 2:23, Amos 7:16, Zechariah 8:12, Hebrews 2:2
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: DOCTRINE, DROUGHT-SHOWERS
- Torrey’s: GRASS, HERBS, &C
- Nave’s: DEATH, INSTRUCTION, MINISTER, Christian, PSALMS
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