Deuteronomy 16:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

Deuteronomy 16:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 16:2013 words

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

תִּרְדֹּףtirədōp̄Run after

לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed

תִּחְיֶהtiḥəyehLive

וְיָרַשְׁתָּwəyārašətāAnd occupy

אֶתʾet—

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

נֹתֵןnōtēnGive

לָךְlāḵəTo

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

Word-by-word meanings

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

תִּרְדֹּףtirədōp̄Run after

לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed

תִּחְיֶהtiḥəyehLive

וְיָרַשְׁתָּwəyārašətāAnd occupy

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

נֹתֵןnōtēnGive

לָךְlāḵəTo

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