Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 5:23 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness for the mountain did burn with fire that ye came near unto me even all the heads of your tribes and your elders”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֗י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤ם | H8085 | And it came to pass when ye heard | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הַקּוֹל֙ | H6963 | the voice | a voice or sound |
| 5 | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | H8432 | out of the midst | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center |
| 6 | הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | H2822 | of the darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
| 7 | וְהָהָ֖ר | H2022 | for the mountain | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 8 | בֹּעֵ֣ר | H1197 | did burn | to be(-come) brutish |
| 9 | בָּאֵ֑שׁ | H784 | with fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 10 | וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן | H7126 | that ye came near | to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose |
| 11 | אֵלַ֔י | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 12 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 13 | רָאשֵׁ֥י | H7218 | unto me even all the heads | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 14 | שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם | H7626 | of your tribes | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 15 | וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ | H2205 | and your elders | old |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 5:22 These words spake the LORD ...
Deuteronomy 5:23 (current) And it came to pass when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness for the mountain did burn with fire that ye came near unto me even all the heads of your tribes and your elders
Deuteronomy 5:24And ye said hath shewed Behold the LORD our God ...