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ForכִּיI lift upאֶשָּׂאtoאֶלthe heavensשָׁמַיִםmy handיָדִיand say,וְאָמַרְתִּיAs I liveחַי אָנֹכִיforever,לְעֹלָם
Deuteronomy 32:40
Study it in the app“For I lift up to the heavens my hand and say, As I live forever,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:40, word by word
- I lift upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- and sayאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- As I liveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- foreverעֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
39See now that I, I am he, and there is no god with me. I put to death and I make alive; I have crushed and I will heal, and there is no one who delivers from my hand.
40 · This verse (above)
41if I sharpen the lightning of my sword and my hand takes hold of judgment, I will return vengeance to my adversaries and repay those who hate me.