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Deuteronomy 32:1

הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ
ʼâzan
to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
shâmayim
the — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה
dâbar
and — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
and — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
the — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אִמְרֵי
ʼêmer
something said
פִֽי
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Deuteronomy 32:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
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““Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.”
Deuteronomy 32:1
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