“When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
Deuteronomy 12:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 12:2022 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
ifconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יַרְחִיב֩yarəḥiyb
he will enlargeverbH7337
make room · make wide
יְהוָ֨הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֶ֥י/ךָʾĕlōheykā
God yournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶֽתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
גְּבֽוּלְ/ךָ֮gəbwləkā
territory yournounH1366
bound · coast · great · landmark ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
דִּבֶּרdiber
he spokeverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
לָ/ךְ֒lākə
pron
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֙wəʾāmarətā
and you will sayconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֹכְלָ֣הʾōkəlāh
I want to eatverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
בָשָׂ֔רbāśār
meatnounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
תְאַוֶּ֥הtəʾaweh
it will desireverbH183
desire · be desirous · long · lust
נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֖napəšəkā
appetite yournounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
לֶ/אֱכֹ֣לleʾĕkōl
to eatpronH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
בָּשָׂ֑רbāśār
meatnounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
בְּ/כָלbəkāl
in allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
אַוַּ֥תʾawat
the desirenounH185
lust after · pleasure
נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֖napəšəkā
appetite yournounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
תֹּאכַ֥לtōʾkal
you will eatverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
בָּשָֽׂרbāśār
meatnounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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