ForכִּיI will bring themאֲבִיאֶנּוּintoאֶלthe landהָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרI sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיto their fathers,לַאֲבֹתָיוflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבַשׁand they will eatוְאָכַלand be satisfiedוְשָׂבַעand grow fat,וְדָשֵׁןand they will turnוּפָנָהtoאֶלotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםand serve them,וַעֲבָדוּםand despise meוְנִאֲצוּנִיand breakוְהֵפֵרmy covenant.בְּרִיתִי
Deuteronomy 31:20
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With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 31:20, word by word
- I will bring themאֲבִיאֶavie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “avie” appears- the landאֲדָמָהadama
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appears- I sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnishbati
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbati” appears- to their fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avotay” appears- flowingזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבַשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- and they will eatאָכַלachal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achal” appears- and be satisfiedשָׂבַעsava
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “sava” appears- and grow fatדָשֵׁןdashen
grow fat
To grow plump, or have plenty.
Where else “dashen” appears- and they will turnפָנָהfana
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fana” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears- and serve themעֲבָדוּavadu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avadu” appears- and despise meנִאֲצוּniatsu
despise
To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.
Where else “niatsu” appears- and breakהֵפֵרhefer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “hefer” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears
The context
19And 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.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it shall be, when many evils and troubles have found them, that this song will testify before them as a witness, for it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their offspring. For I know their inclination, what they are doing today, before I bring them into the land that I swore.”