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Deuteronomy 26:11

“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׂמַחsâmach · saw-makh'
H8055 · Hebrew

Definition: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
שָׂמַחְתָּ֣ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq2ms
Usage: Occurs 158 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 4:14 Leviticus 23:40 Deuteronomy 12:7 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 12:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׂמַח here.

Verse 10 Verse 12

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.