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Deuteronomy 32:2 — King James Version← Study notes

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:


Deuteronomy 32:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 32:212 words
יַעֲרֹףyaʿărōp̄Droop
כַּמָּטָרkamāṭārLike rain
לִקְחִיliqəḥîReceived
תִּזַּלtizalDrip
כַּטַּלkaṭalLike dew
אִמְרָתִיʾimərātîCommandment
כִּשְׂעִירִםkiśəʿîrimLike shower
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
דֶשֶׁאdešeʾSprout
וְכִרְבִיבִיםwəḵirəvîvîmAnd like rain
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
עֵשֶׂבʿēśevGrass
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

יַעֲרֹףyaʿărōp̄Droop
כַּמָּטָרkamāṭārLike rain
לִקְחִיliqəḥîReceived
תִּזַּלtizalDrip
כַּטַּלkaṭalLike dew
אִמְרָתִיʾimərātîCommandment
כִּשְׂעִירִםkiśəʿîrimLike shower
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
דֶשֶׁאdešeʾSprout
וְכִרְבִיבִיםwəḵirəvîvîmAnd like rain
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
עֵשֶׂבʿēśevGrass

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