Deuteronomy 32:2
Strong's Lexicon
Let my teaching
לִקְחִ֔י (liq·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3948: 1) learning, teaching, insight 1a) instruction (obj) 1b) teaching (thing taught) 1b1) teaching-power 1b2) persuasiveness

fall
יַעֲרֹ֤ף (ya·‘ă·rōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6201: 1) to drop, drip 1a) (Qal) to drop, trickle

like rain
כַּמָּטָר֙ (kam·mā·ṭār)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4306: 1) rain

and my speech
אִמְרָתִ֑י (’im·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 565: 1) utterance, speech, word 1a) word of God, the Torah

settle
תִּזַּ֥ל (tiz·zal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5140: 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 dew,
כַּטַּ֖ל (kaṭ·ṭal)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2919: 1) dew, night mist

like gentle rain
כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם (kiś·‘î·rim)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8164: 1) raindrops, rain showers

on
עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: 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) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

new grass,
דֶ֔שֶׁא (ḏe·še)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1877: 1) grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young

like showers
וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים (wə·ḵir·ḇî·ḇîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7241: 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophetic influence (fig)

on
עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: 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) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

tender plants.
עֵֽשֶׂב׃ (‘ê·śeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6212: 1) herb, herbage, grass, green plants

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

Young's Literal Translation
Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass and showers on tender plants.

New American Standard Bible
"Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.

King James Bible
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:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.

New Living Translation
Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.

English Standard Version
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.

New American Standard Bible
"Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass and showers on tender plants.

International Standard Version
May my instructions descend like rain and may my words flow like dew, as light rain upon the grass, and as showers upon new plants.

NET Bible
My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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:

Young's Literal Translation
Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,
















Cross References
Job 29:22
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Psalm 65:10
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

Isaiah 55:10
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Amos 7:16
Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Deuteronomy 1:1
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Deuteronomy 31:30
And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
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