Deuteronomy 4:32
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Indeed,כִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
askשְׁאַל־
(she·'al-)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root
nowנָא֩
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
concerning the formerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים
(ri·sho·nim)
7223: former, first, chieffrom rosh
daysלְיָמִ֨ים
(le·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָ
(le·fa·nei·cha)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you, sinceלְמִן־
(le·min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
the dayהַיֹּום֙
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
that Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
createdבָּרָ֨א
(ba·ra)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
manאָדָם֙
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
on the earth,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and [inquire] from one endוּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה
(u·le·mik·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
to the other.קְצֵ֣ה
(ke·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
Has [anything] been doneהָי֣וּ
(hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like thisהַזֶּ֔ה
(haz·zeh,)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
greatהַגָּדֹול֙
(hag·ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
thing,כַּדָּבָ֤ר
(kad·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
orאֹ֖ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
has [anything] been heardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע
(ha·nish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
likeכָּמֹֽהוּ׃
(ka·mo·hu.)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
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KJV Lexicon
For ask
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
now of the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
that are past
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
which were
hayah  (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thee since the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
that God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and ask from the one side
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
of heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
unto the other whether there hath been any such thing as this great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
thing
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
is or hath been heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
like it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?

King James Bible
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, ask about the earlier days that preceded you, from the day God created man on the earth and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything like this great event ever happened, or has anything like it been heard of?

International Standard Version
"Indeed, ask from one end of the heavens to the other about days of old, before your time, when God created mankind on the earth. Did we ever have anything as great as this, or ever hear of anything like it?

NET Bible
Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Search the distant past, long before your time. Start from the very day God created people on earth. Search from one end of heaven to the other. Has anything as great as this ever happened before, or has anything like it ever been heard of?

King James 2000 Bible
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there has been any such thing as this great thing is, or has been heard anything like it?
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