And now,וְעַתָּהwriteכִּתְבוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםthisהַזֹּאתsong,הַשִּׁירָהand teach itוְלַמְּדָהּto the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלput itשִׂימָהּin their mouths,בְּפִיהֶםso thatלְמַעַןthisהַזֹּאתsongהַשִּׁירָהmay beתִּהְיֶהfor meלִּיa witnessלְעֵדagainst the sonsבִּבְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Deuteronomy 31:19
Study it in the app“And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song may be for me a witness against the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 31:19, word by word
- writeכִּתְבוּkitvu
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “kitvu” appears- songשִּׁירָהshira
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shira” appears- and teach itלַמְּדָlamda
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “lamda” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- put itשִׂימָsima
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sima” appears- in their mouthsפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- may beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- a witnessעֵדed
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears
The context
18And I will surely hide my face on that day because of all the evil that they have done, for they have turned to other gods.
19 · This verse (above)
20For I will bring them into the land that I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they will eat and be satisfied and grow fat, and they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant.