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Let my teachingלִקְחִיdripיַעֲרֹףlike the rain,כַּמָּטָרlet my sayingאִמְרָתִיdistillתִּזַּלlike the dew,כַּטַּלlike showersכִּשְׂעִירִםonעֲלֵיthe vegetationדֶשֶׁאand like downpoursוְכִרְבִיבִיםonעֲלֵיthe grass.עֵשֶׂב
Deuteronomy 32:2
Study it in the app“Let my teaching drip like the rain, let my saying distill like the dew, like showers on the vegetation and like downpours on the grass.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:2, word by word
- Let my teachingלִקְחִlikchi
teaching, instruction
Teaching: what is received in order to learn; also persuasion.
Where else “likchi” appears- dripיַעֲרֹףyaarof
drip
Drip, fall drop by drop.
Where else “yaarof” appears- like the rainמָּטָרmatar
rain
Rain.
Where else “matar” appears- let my sayingאִמְרָתִimrati
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “imrati” appears- distillתִּזַּלtizal
flow
For water to flow strongly or drop by drop, or for something like water to run.
Where else “tizal” appears- like the dewטַּלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- like showersשְׂעִירִםseirim
showers
Showers, light rain.
Where else “seirim” appears- the vegetationדֶשֶׁאdeshe
vegetation
Tender vegetation that sprouts: new grass, green growth.
Where else “deshe” appears- and like downpoursרְבִיבִיםrevivim
heavy showers
Heavy showers, abundant rain.
Where else “revivim” appears- the grassעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears
The context
1“Give ear, heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the sayings of my mouth.
2 · This verse (above)
3For the name of YHWH I will proclaim; ascribe greatness to our Elohim.