Deuteronomy 19:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 19:626 words
פֶּןpenRemoval
יִרְדֹּףyirədōp̄Run after
גֹּאֵלgōʾēlRedeem
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
הָרֹצֵחַhārōṣēḥaThe dash
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יֵחַםyēḥamBe hot
לְבָבוֹləvāvwōHeart
וְהִשִּׂיגוֹwəhiśîgwōAnd reach
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יִרְבֶּהyirəbehIncrease
הַדֶּרֶךְhadereḵəThe road
וְהִכָּהוּwəhikāhûAnd strike
נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešSoul
וְלוֹwəlwōAnd to
אֵיןʾênNonentity
מִשְׁפַּטmišəpaṭVerdict
מָוֶתmāwetDeath
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
לֹאlōʾNot
שֹׂנֵאśōnēʾHate
הוּאhûʾHe
לוֹlwōTo
מִתְּמוֹלmitəmwōlFrom ago
שִׁלְשׁוֹםšiləšwōmTrebly
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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