Deuteronomy 1:42 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.”

Deuteronomy 1:42 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 1:4216 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

אֱמֹרʾĕmōrSay

לָהֶםlāhemTo

לֹאlōʾNot

תַעֲלוּtaʿălûAscend

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִלָּחֲמוּtilāḥămûFeed on

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אֵינֶנִּיʾênenîNonentity

בְּקִרְבְּכֶםbəqirəbəḵemIn nearest

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִּנָּגְפוּtināgəp̄ûPush

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אֹיְבֵיכֶםʾōyəvêḵemHating

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

אֱמֹרʾĕmōrSay

לָהֶםlāhemTo

לֹאlōʾNot

תַעֲלוּtaʿălûAscend

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִלָּחֲמוּtilāḥămûFeed on

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אֵינֶנִּיʾênenîNonentity

בְּקִרְבְּכֶםbəqirəbəḵemIn nearest

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִּנָּגְפוּtināgəp̄ûPush

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אֹיְבֵיכֶםʾōyəvêḵemHating

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