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Deuteronomy 17:6 — King James Version← Study notes

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.


Deuteronomy 17:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 17:615 words
עַלʿalAbove
פִּיMouth
שְׁנַיִםšənayimTwo
עֵדִיםʿēdîmWitness
אוֹʾwōDesire
שְׁלֹשָׁהšəlōšāhThree
עֵדִיםʿēdîmWitness
יוּמַתyûmatDie
הַמֵּתhamētThe die
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמַתyûmatDie
עַלʿalAbove
פִּיMouth
עֵדʿēdWitness
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

עַלʿalAbove
פִּיMouth
שְׁנַיִםšənayimTwo
עֵדִיםʿēdîmWitness
אוֹʾwōDesire
שְׁלֹשָׁהšəlōšāhThree
עֵדִיםʿēdîmWitness
יוּמַתyûmatDie
הַמֵּתhamētThe die
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמַתyûmatDie
עַלʿalAbove
פִּיMouth
עֵדʿēdWitness
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited

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