Deuteronomy 18:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ראשית רֵאשִׁית

head

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ראשית

rêʼshîyth

Definition

the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)

Root

from the same as H7218 (ראש);

Exhaustive

from the same as ראש; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7225

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֵאשִׁית

noun feminine • Root ראש ריש • Strongs / High • Page 1313

Properly, what is at the head, beginning, commencement. Also means: origin, the first time, first fruits, chief, oldest, the choice, highest, firstling, first-born, or the best part.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֵאשִׁית

noun feminine • Root ראש • Page 604

1. A beginning (Gen. 1:1). 2. A former state (Job 42:12). 3. The first in its kind, a firstling, first-fruits (Gen. 49:3, Prov. 8:22). 4. The first, i.e. the most eminent of the nations (Num. 24:21).

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ἀρχὴ ἀπαρχὴν '' ἀπαρχῆσ ἀπαρχὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7225:

ἀρχὴ 11× (21.7%)

ἀπαρχὴν 10× (19.0%)

'' 5× (8.7%)

ἀπαρχῆσ 3× (5.6%)

ἀπαρχὰσ 3× (4.6%)

ἀπαρχαὶ 2× (4.1%)

ἀρχῇ 2× (3.5%)

πρωτογενήματα 2× (3.5%)

πρῶτα 2× (3.2%)

דגנך דְּגָנְךָ֜

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דגן

dâgân

Definition

properly, increase, i.e. grain

Root

from H1711 (דגה);

Exhaustive

from דגה; properly, increase, i.e. grain; corn (floor), wheat.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1715

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּגָן

verb • Root דגן • Strongs / High • Page 355

(Not used in verb form) intransitive. to grow, to put forth fruit, particularly of the ears.

דָּגָן

noun / masculine • Root דגן • Strongs / High • Page 355

A young shoot, sprout; more definitely fruit of the ears, corn, of wheat, rye, barley. Sometimes bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּגָן

noun masculine • Page 156

corn, grain. Gen. 27:28, 37. Num. 18:26.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: σίτου σῖτον σῖτοσ σίτῳ σῖτόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1715:

σίτου 14× (33.9%)

σῖτον 10× (23.1%)

σῖτοσ 5× (12.5%)

σίτῳ 4× (10.3%)

σῖτόν 4× (8.8%)

תירשך תִּירֹשְׁךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תירוש

tîyrôwsh

Definition

must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine

Root

or תירש; from H3423 (ירש) in the sense of expulsion;

Exhaustive

or תירש; from ירש in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine; (new, sweet) wine.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8492

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּירוֹשׁ

noun masculine • Root ירש • Consonantal / Low • Page 1511

(with suff. תִּירוֹשִׁי) m. prop. what is got from grapes or fruits; hence new wine, must, symbolising fulness and blessing Hos. 7, 14, Gen. 27, 28 37, Deut. 33, 28; unfermented wine Mic. 6, 15; sweet mead Zech. 9, 17; juice of the grape Is. 65, 8.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּירוֹשׁ

noun masculine • Root ירש • Page 714

New wine, must. Gen. 27:28; Deut. 33:28; 2 K. 18:32. Also spelled תִּירֹשׁ.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: οἴνου οἶνον οἶνόν οἶνοσ οἴνῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8492:

οἴνου 16× (41.4%)

οἶνον 7× (17.1%)

οἶνόν 5× (11.8%)

οἶνοσ 4× (11.1%)

οἴνῳ 4× (11.1%)

ויצהרך וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יצהר

yitshâr

Definition

oil (as producing light); figuratively, anointing

Root

from H6671 (צהר);

Exhaustive

from צהר; oil (as producing light); figuratively, anointing; [phrase] anointed oil.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3323

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יִצְהָר

noun / masculine • Root צהר • Strongs / High • Page 634

1. what shines or gives light, hence oil. 2. (A Shining one, viz. Jah is) a proper name of a Levite who became head of a family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יִצְהָר

noun m. • Root צהר • Page 293

m. oil. Deut. 7: 13. Zech. 4: 14. Root literally to shine.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐλαίου ἔλαιον ἔλαιόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3323:

ἐλαίου 11× (47.3%)

ἔλαιον 7× (30.5%)

ἔλαιόν 2× (7.6%)

וראשית וְרֵאשִׁית

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ראשית

rêʼshîyth

Definition

the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)

Root

from the same as H7218 (ראש);

Exhaustive

from the same as ראש; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7225

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֵאשִׁית

noun feminine • Root ראש ריש • Strongs / High • Page 1313

Properly, what is at the head, beginning, commencement. Also means: origin, the first time, first fruits, chief, oldest, the choice, highest, firstling, first-born, or the best part.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֵאשִׁית

noun feminine • Root ראש • Page 604

1. A beginning (Gen. 1:1). 2. A former state (Job 42:12). 3. The first in its kind, a firstling, first-fruits (Gen. 49:3, Prov. 8:22). 4. The first, i.e. the most eminent of the nations (Num. 24:21).

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ἀρχὴ ἀπαρχὴν '' ἀπαρχῆσ ἀπαρχὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7225:

ἀρχὴ 11× (21.7%)

ἀπαρχὴν 10× (19.0%)

'' 5× (8.7%)

ἀπαρχῆσ 3× (5.6%)

ἀπαρχὰσ 3× (4.6%)

ἀπαρχαὶ 2× (4.1%)

ἀρχῇ 2× (3.5%)

πρωτογενήματα 2× (3.5%)

πρῶτα 2× (3.2%)

גז גֵּז

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גז

gêz

Definition

a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass

Root

from H1494 (גזז);

Exhaustive

from גזז; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass; fleece, mowing, mown grass.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1488

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֵּז

masculine noun • Root גנז • Strongs / High • Page 316

Treasure; an Aramaic loanword, see Aramaic גַּזָּא.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֵּז

noun masculine • Root גזז • Page 134

The shearing, wool shorn off, or a fleece (Deut. 18:4, Job 31:20). Plural: גִּזִּים.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1488:

No stats available

צאנך צֹאנְךָ

flock of yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צאן

tsôʼn

Definition

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

Root

or צאון; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate;

Exhaustive

or צאון; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6629

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צֹאן

noun feminine • Root יצק • Strongs / High • Page 1210

f. coll. properly a heap, a herd, a mass; hence 1. a troop of men; commonly 2. small cattle, sheep and goats (without a plural form).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צֹאן

noun feminine • Page 560

a collective noun denoting small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats. Gen. 27:9. Lev. 1:10. 22:21.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: πρόβατα προβάτων πρόβατά ὡσ ποίμνια

LXX Usage Statistics

H6629:

πρόβατα 113× (37.7%)

προβάτων 75× (24.6%)

πρόβατά 20× (6.4%)

ὡσ 18× (6.8%)

ποίμνια 8× (2.8%)

ποιμνίων 8× (2.6%)

κτήνη 6× (1.9%)

προβάτοισ 5× (1.3%)

--- 5× (1.9%)

ποίμνιον 4× (1.3%)

תתן תִּתֶּן־

you are giving

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נתן

nâthan

Definition

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5414

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 755

to give, bestow

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 999

A verb with a wide range of meanings, primarily: 1. to give, to hand over, to deliver, to deal out, to perform, to permit, to sell. 2. to set, to place, to lay, to erect, to appoint, to establish. It is used in numerous idiomatic phrases such as 'to give up to one's care' (נָתַן עַל־יַד), 'to bear or bring fruit' (נָתַן פְּרִי), 'to flee' (נָתַן עֹרֶף), 'to give favour' (נָתַן חֵן), 'to stretch forth the hand' (נָתַן יָד), 'to deliver into one's power' (נָתַן בְּיַד), and 'to give up to the sword' (נָתַן לְחֶרֶב).

נָתַן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1000

To give, put, set, lay upon, impute guilt, apply the mind, make, or treat as. In Niphal: to be given, delivered, published, set, take place, or become. In Hophal: to be given, put, poured, or suspended.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Page 463

1. To give (Prov. 13:10, Josh. 15:19). Phrases: מִי יִתֵּן 'who will give?' used as an expression of a wish (Ps. 55:7, Ex. 16:3, Deut. 28:67). 2. To lay, set, place (Gen. 1:17, 9:13, Ps. 119:110, Ezek. 26:8). 3. To make or do (Ex. 7:9, Gen. 17:4, Jer. 1:5, Is. 41:2). 4. To permit, allow, grant (Gen. 20:6, Ex. 3:19, Judg. 1:34, 15:1, 1 Sam. 18:2, Job 9:18, 2 Chr. 20:10). 5. To give forth, yield, or utter; e.g., a smell or sound (Cant. 1:12, Job 1:22, Ps. 81:3). 6. To hold or regard (1 K. 10:27, Gen. 42:30, 1 Sam. 1:16). Includes Niph. and Hoph. (to be given, placed, or made).

Verb Qal imperfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἔδωκεν δώσω δοῦναι δώσει ἔδωκαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5414:

ἔδωκεν 299× (14.0%)

δώσω 178× (8.2%)

δοῦναι 93× (4.4%)

δώσει 88× (4.2%)

ἔδωκαν 77× (3.6%)

ἔδωκα 70× (3.3%)

δέδωκα 57× (2.9%)

'' 51× (2.2%)

δώσεισ 51× (2.4%)

παρέδωκεν 46× (2.1%)

לו לּוֹ׃

to himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

וְ

prefix • Root היה • Page 195

A prefix, as in וַיִּקְתֹּל (he killed). Usually called Vav conversivum futuri. It is most probably a contraction of the old form הָוָה or הָוֵי i. q. הָיָה.

וְ

conj. and prefix • Page 194

Vav copulativum. Signifies a nail, peg, hook. Used as: 1. merely connective (and, also); 2. adversative (but, yet - Gen. 17:21); 3. illative (since, wherefore - Gen. 26:27, Ruth 1:21); 4. causal (for - Gen. 20:3, Is. 39:1); 5. to express result/consequence (that - Num. 23:19).

Preposition -For/Into Art, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The first fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and thy new oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep thou shalt give to him.

LITV Translation:
the first of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your flock, you shall give to him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and the firstfruits of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil; and thou shalt give to him the firstfruits of the fleeces of thy sheep: