Deuteronomy 32:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Let my teachingלִקְחִ֔י
(lik·chi,)
3948: a learning, teachingfrom laqach
dropיַעֲרֹ֤ף
(ya·'a·rof)
6201: to drip, dropa prim. root
as the rain,כַּמָּטָר֙
(kam·ma·tar)
4306: raina prim. root
My speechאִמְרָתִ֑י
(im·ra·ti;)
565a: utterance, speech, wordfrom amar
distillתִּזַּ֥ל
(tiz·zal)
5140: to flow, trickle, drop, distilla prim. root
as the dew,כַּטַּ֖ל
(kat·tal)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word
As the dropletsכִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם
(kis·'i·rim)
8164: rain (drop)of uncertain derivation
on the fresh grassדֶ֔שֶׁא
(de·she,)
1877: grassfrom dasha
And as the showersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים
(ve·chir·vi·vim)
7241: abundant showersfrom rabab
on the herb.עֵֽשֶׂב׃
(e·sev.)
6212a: herb, herbagefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
My doctrine
leqach  (leh'-kakh)
doctrine, learning, fair speech.
shall drop
`araph  (aw-raf')
to droop; hence, to drip -- drop (down).
as the rain
matar  (maw-tawr')
rain -- rain.
my speech
'imrah  (im-raw')
commandment, speech, word.
shall distil
nazal  (naw-zal')
to drip, or shed by trickling -- distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
as the dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
as the small rain
sa`iyr  (saw-eer')
a shower (as tempestuous) -- small rain.
upon the tender herb
deshe'  (deh'-sheh)
a sprout; by analogy, grass -- (tender) grass, green, (tender)herb.
and as the showers
rabiyb  (raw-beeb')
a rain (as an accumulation of drops) -- shower.
upon the grass
`eseb  (eh'seb)
grass (or any tender shoot) -- grass, herb.
Parallel Verses
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants.

King James 2000 Bible
My teaching 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:
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