Deuteronomy 31:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wə-yēlek Mōšeh and wə-yədabbēr ʾet-the-dəbārîm the-ʾēlleh to-all-Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

*wə-yēlek*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he went'
*Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Moses'
*wə-yədabbēr*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he spoke'
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*dəbārîm*: noun masculine plural construct - 'words'
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative adjective plural - 'these'
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'

Word Meanings

*wə-yēlek*: went/walked/proceeded
*wə-yədabbēr*: spoke/declared/communicated
*dəbārîm*: words/matters/things

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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