Deuteronomy 15:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 15:1714 words
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
אֶתʾet—
הַמַּרְצֵעַhamarəṣēʿaThe awl
וְנָתַתָּהwənātatāhAnd give
בְאָזְנוֹvəʾāzənwōIn broadness
וּבַדֶּלֶתûvadeletAnd in something swinging
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
לְךָləḵāTo
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed
וְאַףwəʾap̄And accession
לַאֲמָתְךָlaʾămātəḵāTo maid-servant
תַּעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo
כֵּןkēnSet upright
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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