Deuteronomy 4:36

“From the heavens he made you hear his voice to discipline you; and on the earth he made you see his great fire, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire.”

Deuteronomy 4:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:36, word by word

the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

Where else “shamayim” appears
he made you hearהִשְׁמִיעֲhishmia

proclaim

Literally "make hear": to make known to all.

Where else “hishmia” appears
his voiceקֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” appears
to discipline youיַסְּרֶyasre

discipline, correct

Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.

Where else “yasre” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
he made you seeהֶרְאֲhera

show

To make someone see something.

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his greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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fireאִשּׁish

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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his wordsדְבָרָיdevaray

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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from the midstתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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The context

35To you it was shown, so that you might know that YHWH, he is Elohim; there is no other besides him.

36 · This verse (above)

37And because he loved your fathers and chose his offspring after him, he brought you out with his presence, by his great power, from Egypt,

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