Deuteronomy 32:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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: | Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. | My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may it drop | יַעֲרֹ֤ף | ya-'a-ROF | H6201 | to dropעָרַף (a.raph) 1) to drop, drip 1a) (Qal) to drop, trickle |
| like the rain | כַּמָּטָר֙ | ka-ma-TAR | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| teaching my | לִקְחִ֔י | lik-CHI | H3948 | teachingלֶ֫קַח (le.qach) 1) learning, teaching, insight 1a) instruction (obj) 1b) teaching (thing taught) 1b1) teaching-power 1b2) persuasiveness |
| may it distil | תִּזַּ֥ל | ti-ZAL | H5140 | to flowנָזַל (na.zal) 1) to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow 1a1a) streams, floods (participle) 1a2) to distil 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to flow |
| like the dew | כַּטַּ֖ל | ka-TAL | H2919 | dewטַל (tal) dew, night mist Aramaic equivalent: tal (טַל "dew" H2920) |
| speech my | אִמְרָתִ֑י | 'im-ra-TI | H0565A | wordאִמְרָה (im.rah) 1) utterance, speech, word 1a) word of God (command and promise) |
| like showers of rain | כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם | kis-'i-RIM | H8164 | rainשְׂעִירִים (sa.ir) raindrops, rain showers |
| on | עֲלֵי־ | 'a-lei- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| grass | דֶ֔שֶׁא | DE-she' | H1877 | grassדֶּ֫שֶׁא (de.she) grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young Aramaic equivalent: de.te (דֶּ֫תֶא "grass" H1883) |
| and like copious showers | וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים | ve-khir-vi-VIM | H7241 | showerרְבִיבִים (ra.viv) 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophetic influence (fig) |
| on | עֲלֵי־ | 'a-lei- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| vegetation | עֵֽשֶׂב׃ | 'E-sev | H6212 | grassעֲשַׂב (a.sav) herbage, grass Aramaic of e.sev (עֵ֫שֶׂב "vegetation" H6212) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.