Deuteronomy 17:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:”

Deuteronomy 17:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 17:413 words

וְהֻגַּדwəhugadAnd front

לְךָləḵāTo

וְשָׁמָעְתָּwəšāmāʿətāAnd hear

וְדָרַשְׁתָּwədārašətāAnd tread

הֵיטֵבhêṭēvBe

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

אֱמֶתʾĕmetStability

נָכוֹןnāḵwōnBe erect

הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word

נֶעֶשְׂתָהneʿeśətāhDo

הַתּוֹעֵבָהhatwōʿēvāhThe disgusting

הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbəyiśərāʾēlIn he will rule as God

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

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