Deuteronomy 31:27
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עִם
with/ you
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עִם
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
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חַי
am alive
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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יָדַע
I know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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מָוֶת
death/ my
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מָרָה
rebellious
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מָרָה
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
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עֹרֶף
neck/ your
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עֹרֶף
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
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מְרִי
rebellion/ your
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מְרִי
bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
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הֵן
here!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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