Deuteronomy 3:24

““Adonai YHWH, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand; for what god is there in the heavens or on the earth who can do according to your works and according to your mighty deeds?”

Deuteronomy 3:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 3:24, word by word

“Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
have begunהַחִלּוֹתָhachilota

begin

To start doing something.

Where else “hachilota” appears
to showהַרְאוֹתharot

show

To make someone see something.

Where else “harot” appears
your servantעַבְדְּavd

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

Where else “avd” appears
your greatnessגָּדְלְgadl

greatness

How great God, or something, is.

Where else “gadl” appears
and your strongחֲזָקָהchazaka

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

Where else “chazaka” appears
handיָדְyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
godאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “el” appears
is there in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
or on the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
can doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
according to your worksמַעֲשֶׂיmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
and according to your mighty deedsגְבוּרֹתֶgevurote

mighty deeds

God's strength and his great deeds.

Where else “gevurote” appears

The context

23At that time I pleaded with YHWH, saying,

24 · This verse (above)

25Please let me cross over and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, this good hill country and Lebanon.”

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