Deuteronomy 25:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָֽרְךָ֜ בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב בְּךָ֙ כָּל־הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣ים אַֽחַרֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה עָיֵ֣ף וְיָגֵ֑עַ וְלֹ֥א יָרֵ֖א אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

Who qārəkā in-the-derek wa-yəzannēb in-you all-the-neḥĕšālîm behind-you and-you ʿāyēp wə-yāgēaʿ and-not yārēʾ ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

*ʾăšer*: relative particle - who
*qārəkā*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he met you
*ba-derek*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the way
*wa-yəzannēb*: conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he cut off the rear
*bəkā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in you
*kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
*ha-neḥĕšālîm*: definite article + niphal participle masculine plural - the feeble ones
*ʾaḥarêkā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - behind you
*wə-ʾattāh*: conjunction + 2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - and you
*ʿāyēp*: adjective masculine singular - weary
*wə-yāgēaʿ*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and faint
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*yārēʾ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he feared
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - God

Word Meanings

*qārəkā*: met you/encountered you/happened upon you
*yəzannēb*: cut off the rear/attacked the stragglers/attacked from behind
*neḥĕšālîm*: feeble ones/stragglers/those who were lagging
*ʿāyēp*: weary/tired/exhausted
*yāgēaʿ*: faint/exhausted/worn out
*yārēʾ ʾĕlōhîm*: feared God/respected God/showed reverence for God

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Referenced Verses

Ps 36:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Rom 3:18 : 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

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