Deuteronomy 4:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
is a compassionateרַחוּם֙
(ra·chum)
7349: compassionatefrom the same as rechem
God;אֵ֤ל
(el)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖
(yar·pe·cha)
7503: sink, relaxa prim. root
you norלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ
(yash·chi·te·cha;)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
you norוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
forgetיִשְׁכַּח֙
(yish·kach)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
the covenantבְּרִ֣ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
with your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ
(a·vo·tei·cha,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖ע
(nish·ba)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
to them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
is a merciful
rachuwm  (rakh-oom')
compassionate -- full of compassion, merciful.
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
he will not forsake
raphah  (raw-faw')
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
thee neither destroy
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
thee nor forget
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
the covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
of thy fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
which he sware
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
unto them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

King James Bible
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them by oath, because the LORD your God is a compassionate God."

International Standard Version
For God is compassionate. The LORD your God won't fail you. He won't destroy you or forget the covenant that he confirmed with your ancestors."

NET Bible
(for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not abandon you, destroy you, or forget the promise to your ancestors that he swore he would keep.

King James 2000 Bible
(For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore unto them.
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