Deuteronomy 30:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹ֥א בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־לָּ֤נוּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה

Transliteration

Not lōʾ baššāmayim hîʾ, saying, mî yaʿăleh-lānû haššāmaymāh and wəyiqqāḥehā for us and wəyašmiʿēnû ʾōtāh and wənaʿăśennāh

Grammar Details

*lōʾ baššāmayim*: negative particle + preposition + masculine dual noun with definite article - not in the heavens
*hîʾ*: 3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - it/she
*mî yaʿăleh-lānû*: interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 1st plural suffix - who will go up for us
*haššāmaymāh*: masculine dual noun with definite article and directional suffix - to the heavens
*wəyiqqāḥehā*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and take it
*wəyašmiʿēnû*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - and make us hear it
*ʾōtāh*: direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it
*wənaʿăśennāh*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and we will do it

Word Meanings

*baššāmayim*: in the heavens/in the sky
*yaʿăleh*: go up/ascend/climb
*wəyiqqāḥehā*: take/get/fetch it
*wəyašmiʿēnû*: cause us to hear/proclaim to us/tell us
*wənaʿăśennāh*: do it/perform it/carry it out

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Rom 10:6-8 : 6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:) 7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Christ up {G321} from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
Prov 30:4 : 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
John 3:13 : 13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.

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