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Deuteronomy 19:18 — King James Version← Study notes

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;


Deuteronomy 19:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 19:1810 words
וְדָרְשׁוּwədārəšûAnd tread
הַשֹּׁפְטִיםhašōp̄əṭîmThe judge
הֵיטֵבhêṭēvBe
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
עֵדʿēdWitness
שֶׁקֶרšeqerUntruth
הָעֵדhāʿēdThe witness
שֶׁקֶרšeqerUntruth
עָנָהʿānāhEye
בְאָחִיוvəʾāḥîwIn brother
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְדָרְשׁוּwədārəšûAnd tread
הַשֹּׁפְטִיםhašōp̄əṭîmThe judge
הֵיטֵבhêṭēvBe
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
עֵדʿēdWitness
שֶׁקֶרšeqerUntruth
הָעֵדhāʿēdThe witness
שֶׁקֶרšeqerUntruth
עָנָהʿānāhEye
בְאָחִיוvəʾāḥîwIn brother

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