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Deuteronomy 19:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.


Deuteronomy 19:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 19:212 words
שָׁלוֹשׁšālwōšThree
עָרִיםʿārîmCity
תַּבְדִּילtavədîlDivide
לָךְlāḵəTo
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
אַרְצְךָʾarəṣəḵāEarth
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
נֹתֵןnōtēnGive
לְךָləḵāTo
לְרִשְׁתָּהּlərišətāhTo occupy
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

שָׁלוֹשׁšālwōšThree
עָרִיםʿārîmCity
תַּבְדִּילtavədîlDivide
לָךְlāḵəTo
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
אַרְצְךָʾarəṣəḵāEarth
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
נֹתֵןnōtēnGive
לְךָləḵāTo
לְרִשְׁתָּהּlərišətāhTo occupy

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