The Meaning of Deuteronomy 30:14 Explained

Deuteronomy 30:14

KJV: But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

YLT: For very near unto thee is the word, in thy mouth, and in thy heart -- to do it.

Darby: For the word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

ASV: But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the word  [is] very  nigh  unto thee, in thy mouth,  and in thy heart,  that thou mayest do  it. 

What does Deuteronomy 30:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 30:11-20 - The Supreme Choice
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Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 30

1  Great mercies promised unto the penitent
11  The commandment is manifest
15  Death and life are set before them

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 30:14 mean?

But near you the word [is] very in your mouth and in your heart that you may do it -
כִּֽי־ קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ ס

קָר֥וֹב  near 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
הַדָּבָ֖ר  the  word  [is] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
מְאֹ֑ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
בְּפִ֥יךָ  in  your  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖  and  in  your  heart 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ  that  you  may  do  it 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation